I think democracy's undermined when those who own newspapers fill them with trivia rather than real issues. — Ken Livingstone Copy Share Image
I think democracy is on the decline in the West. Ruling parties are the same: neo-liberalism at home and wars abroad. — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
I'm a patriot, and I think democracy is the best system available. It's very flawed, but it works better than anything else. — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
They think democracy -- I used to say damn the democracy, because it's not a stable government. — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Copy Share Image
There are a couple of ways to use the word democracy, and the way that I think is productive is to think… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I think our democracy has it exactly right: two terms, eight years. It's enough. Because it's important to have one foot in… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I think what democracy means today, in reality, is to a large extent, manipulated consent - not forced consent, manipulated consent -… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
I think democracy is the most revolutionary thing in the world….because if you have power you use it to meet the needs… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
“When we think of Communism,” read a sign at the conference, “we think of the Iron Curtain. BUT when THEY think of… — Gary Taubes Copy Share Image
I think that democracy has a lowest common denominator thing going on, so it might be the best of a bad bunch… — Grayson Perry Copy Share Image
I honestly feel that if there is an important point of view, any member of the Congress party, any member of my… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
I think some people have blind faith in American institutions without knowing a whole lot about them and think they will stand… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
We had in the West a very romantic vision of Russia back in 1991, when the Soviet Union died and whatever is… — Marvin Kalb Copy Share Image
Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday… — Dalton Trumbo Copy Share Image
I think democracy fails under a variety of conditions and one of the conditions occurs when people don't have the ability to… — Howard Dean Copy Share Image
We think about democracy, and that's the word that Americans love to use, 'democracy,' and that's how we characterize our system. But… — Timothy D. Snyder Copy Share Image
The BJP has decided that politics is for values and ideals, and for this, an age limit has been decided. I think… — Yogi Adityanath Copy Share Image
Turkey is a diverse country... I think that democracy is the ideal system for a country with a social foundation such as… — Fethullah Gulen Copy Share Image
“Citizens no longer understand democracy to mean a condition of political equality, in which one person gets one vote, and every individual… — Thomas M. Nichols Copy Share Image
“People everywhere, including the United States, are still prone to accept stereotypes, eager to believe what we want to believe (for example,… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
“But Muslims now find themselves in a world shaped by western theories and western values. If we are to consider how Islamic… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday… — Dalton Trumbo Copy Share Image
So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not… — Mario Monti Copy Share Image
[Hamas] thought that if you go to elections you become a democrat for the rest of your life. They think that democracy… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
My father thought, and now I think too, that the system of democracy is entirely based upon the system of justice. If… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
I think democracy is not a destination. I don't think socialism is a railway station and if we catch the right train… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
I think Democracy is threatened in a way it hasn't been in two hundred years, and if America doesn't stand up, we're… — Rosie O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I grew up in a dictatorship, so I really appreciate democracy. I think democracy isn't just a random thing that's around -… — Paul van Dyk Copy Share Image
What we're doing is saying what happens with the establishment and how are we as ordinary human beings are used as pawns.… — David Suchet Copy Share Image
But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
I do think that our democracy is so great, we can withstand even a candidacy of Donald Trump. And when we emerge… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
I think if you do have democracy it would transform the world because if the millions of people who die live on… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
We think that democracy can change a lot of things, but we're being fooled, because democracy is not the election. We've been… — Gael Garcia Bernal Copy Share Image
“When trouble arise among faraway people, we remain tempted to hide behind the principle of national sovereignty, to "mind our own business"… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
“These various remedies, eugenic, educational, ethical, populist and socialist, all assume that either the voters are inherently competent to direct the course… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
![“[Hamas] thought that if you go to elections you become a democrat for the rest of your life. They think that democracy is limited to one day in four years.” quote by Shimon Peres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1d/shimon-peres-1970_democracy_hamas-thought-that-if-you-go-to-election_607796.png)
![“These various remedies, eugenic, educational, ethical, populist and socialist, all assume that either the voters are inherently competent to direct the course of affairs or that they are making progress towards such an ideal. I think [democracy] is a false ideal.” quote by Walter Lippmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/908/walter-lippmann-1083_democracy_these-various-remedies-eugenic-education_1303423.jpg)