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title: "10 Strength Democracy Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [Our strength as a democracy relies on voter confidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamaal-bowman/our-strength-as-a-democracy-relies-on-voter-confidence/)

[Jamaal Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamaal-bowman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/jamaal-bowman-5772_confidence_our-strength-as-a-democracy-relies-on-vo_811570.jpg)

> [A son of a poor man is standing in front of you today. This is the strength of a democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/narendra-modi/a-son-of-a-poor-man-is-standing-in-front-of-you-today-this-is-the/)

[Narendra Modi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/narendra-modi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/narendra-modi-250_democracy_a-son-of-a-poor-man-is-standing-in-front_2879865.jpg)

> [The strength of every democracy is measured by its commitment to the arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-segars/the-strength-of-every-democracy-is-measured-by-its-commitment-to-the/)

[Charles Segars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-segars/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/charles-segars-110914_art_the-strength-of-every-democracy-is-measu_67251.png)

> [It is not the armed forces which can protect our democracy. It is the moral strength of democracy which alone can give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lerner/it-is-not-the-armed-forces-which-can-protect-our-democracy-it-is-the/)

[Max Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lerner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e36/max-lerner-9870_armed-forces_it-is-not-the-armed-forces-which-can-pro_2140353.jpg)

> [America's greatness rests on far more than the power of our arms. Our greatness is also measured by our goodness, it's in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/america-s-greatness-rests-on-far-more-than-the-power-of-our-arms-our/)

[Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bf/howard-dean-3196_america_america-s-greatness-rests-on-far-more-th_913085.jpg)

> [I always say the strength of democracy lies in criticism. If there is no criticism, that means there is no democracy. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/narendra-modi/i-always-say-the-strength-of-democracy-lies-in-criticism-if-there-is/)

[Narendra Modi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/narendra-modi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/narendra-modi-250_criticism_i-always-say-the-strength-of-democracy-l_2009844.jpg)

> [Athletes have the same rights everybody else does. If there is a strength in our democracy, it's that we are encouraged to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-van-gundy/athletes-have-the-same-rights-everybody-else-does-if-there-is-a/)

[Stan Van Gundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-van-gundy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a8/stan-van-gundy-7739_democracy_athletes-have-the-same-rights-everybody_2520749.png)

> [The real strength of democracy is that anyone who is not specifically against it must ultimately be for it, while communism suffers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-o-reischauer/the-real-strength-of-democracy-is-that-anyone-who-is-not-specifically/)

[Edwin O. Reischauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-o-reischauer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fa/edwin-o-reischauer-77819_communism_the-real-strength-of-democracy-is-that-a_429041.jpg)

> [For it was only after I could become President of this country that I could really see in all its hopeful and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyndon-b-johnson/for-it-was-only-after-i-could-become-president-of-this-country-that-i/)

[Lyndon B. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyndon-b-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/lyndon-b-johnson-684_citizens_for-it-was-only-after-i-could-become-pre_2802688.png)

> [Democracy is our commitment. It is our great legacy, a legacy we simply cannot compromise. Democracy is in our DNA. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/narendra-modi/democracy-is-our-commitment-it-is-our-great-legacy-a-legacy-we-simply/)

[Narendra Modi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/narendra-modi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/narendra-modi-250_children_democracy-is-our-commitment-it-is-our-gr_1641438.jpg)

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