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title: "19 Healthy Democracy Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Healthy Democracy quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Healthy Democracy sayings and thoughts."
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> [A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-w-pickering/a-healthy-democracy-requires-a-decent-society-it-requires-that-we-are/)

[Charles W. Pickering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-w-pickering/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/charles-w-pickering-31961_decent_a-healthy-democracy-requires-a-decent-so_1181339.jpg)

> [A basic tenet of healthy democracy is open dialogue and transparency](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenn/a-basic-tenet-of-healthy-democracy-is-open-dialogue-and-transparency/)

[Peter Fenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28b/peter-fenn-83816_communication_a-basic-tenet-of-healthy-democracy-is-op_332656.png)

> [In some ways, political decency is a sign of a healthy democracy, but in other ways, it is the cause of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raja-krishnamoorthi/in-some-ways-political-decency-is-a-sign-of-a-healthy-democracy-but/)

[Raja Krishnamoorthi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raja-krishnamoorthi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f5/raja-krishnamoorthi-6277_decency_in-some-ways-political-decency-is-a-sign_2695736.jpg)

> [Non-violent protests are signs of a healthy democracy, not an ailing one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-a-wray/non-violent-protests-are-signs-of-a-healthy-democracy-not-an-ailing/)

[Christopher A. Wray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-a-wray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e2/christopher-a-wray-6268_democracy_non-violent-protests-are-signs-of-a-heal_2645331.jpg)

> [Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/anything-that-keeps-a-politician-humble-is-healthy-for-democracy/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/463/michael-kinsley-18523_congress_anything-that-keeps-a-politician-humble_1022804.png)

> [As a matter of principle, we are opposed to destabilising a stable government, and I believe in the norms of healthy democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajnath-singh/as-a-matter-of-principle-we-are-opposed-to-destabilising-a-stable/)

[Rajnath Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajnath-singh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/rajnath-singh-5541_believe_as-a-matter-of-principle-we-are-opposed_1998867.jpg)

> [What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-gephardt/what-we-have-is-two-important-values-in-conflict-freedom-of-speech/)

[Dick Gephardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-gephardt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11a/dick-gephardt-11719_campaigns_what-we-have-is-two-important-values-in_1497712.jpg)

> [Our long-term dream is for Singapore to have a healthy democracy where there are two or three parties who could form a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pritam-singh/our-long-term-dream-is-for-singapore-to-have-a-healthy-democracy/)

[Pritam Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pritam-singh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/525/pritam-singh-12462_democracy_our-long-term-dream-is-for-singapore-to_2074236.jpg)

> [It's important to know where candidates for president are getting their ideas. Where do these ideas come from, who funds them and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-brock/it-s-important-to-know-where-candidates-for-president-are-getting/)

[David Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-brock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/david-brock-7746_come_it-s-important-to-know-where-candidates_1295598.jpg)

> [“High voter turnout, which some equate with a healthy democracy, has been in Nigeria (and in some other countries) an indication instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/high-voter-turnout-which-some-equate-with-a-healthy-democracy-has/)

[Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01d/thomas-sowell-247_democracy_high-voter-turnout-which-some-equate-wit_2305932.jpg)

> [Since an informed citizenry is the basis for a healthy democracy, independent, non-corporate media are more crucial today than ever before](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dahr-jamail/since-an-informed-citizenry-is-the-basis-for-a-healthy-democracy/)

[Dahr Jamail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dahr-jamail/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/dahr-jamail-71712_bases_since-an-informed-citizenry-is-the-basis_1189590.png)

> [Such a small percentage of our population carry the burden of knowing what's really going on in our country's name, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-ling/such-a-small-percentage-of-our-population-carry-the-burden-of-knowing/)

[Lisa Ling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-ling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f7/lisa-ling-10931_burden_such-a-small-percentage-of-our-populatio_135225.jpg)

> [Appeal for votes should not be made on basis of caste, creed, or communal. In a healthy democracy, this is not expected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajnath-singh/appeal-for-votes-should-not-be-made-on-basis-of-caste-creed-or/)

[Rajnath Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajnath-singh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/rajnath-singh-5541_appeal_appeal-for-votes-should-not-be-made-on-b_1879979.jpg)

> [One of the things we're going to have to discuss and debate is how are we striking this balance between the need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-things-we-re-going-to-have-to-discuss-and-debate-is-how/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/barack-obama-17_american-people_one-of-the-things-we-re-going-to-have-to_1252714.jpg)

> [Everything that we believe in and count on is really in question right now. Our safety net, public education, housing, health care,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-jen-poo/everything-that-we-believe-in-and-count-on-is-really-in-question/)

[Ai-jen Poo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-jen-poo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/ai-jen-poo-41457_believe_everything-that-we-believe-in-and-count_3099082.jpg)

> [I think my most important advice is to understand what are the foundations of a healthy democracy and how we have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-my-most-important-advice-is-to-understand-what-are-the/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/barack-obama-17_advice_i-think-my-most-important-advice-is-to-u_339829.jpg)

> [ But rather than trying to understand and rise above them, as leaders should, the \[presedential\] campaigns have often simply channeled these negative… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-i-jenkins/but-rather-than-trying-to-understand-and-rise-above-them-as-leaders/)

[John I. Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-i-jenkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/171/john-i-jenkins-29667_acrimony_but-rather-than-trying-to-understand-and_2870265.jpg)

> [We all know that election reform takes time. That's because those who have benefited from the system are the ones who fight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/we-all-know-that-election-reform-takes-time-that-s-because-those-who/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd4/michael-bloomberg-1293_believe_we-all-know-that-election-reform-takes-t_1505426.jpg)

> [As you know, in this democracy, in order to have a healthy democracy, we have to get to the common good. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/as-you-know-in-this-democracy-in-order-to-have-a-healthy-democracy-we/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/matthew-dowd-31572_behavior_as-you-know-in-this-democracy-in-order-t_2974299.png)

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