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title: "37 Think Democracy Quotes by 32 authors"
description: "Browse 37 Think Democracy quotes by 32 authors. Discover the best Think Democracy sayings and thoughts."
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> [I think we are dying in America, I think our democracy is over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lee-jones/i-think-we-are-dying-in-america-i-think-our-democracy-is-over/)

[Rickie Lee Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lee-jones/)

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> [I think democracy's undermined when those who own newspapers fill them with trivia rather than real issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-livingstone/i-think-democracy-s-undermined-when-those-who-own-newspapers-fill/)

[Ken Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-livingstone/)

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> [I think democracy is on the decline in the West. Ruling parties are the same: neo-liberalism at home and wars abroad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ali/i-think-democracy-is-on-the-decline-in-the-west-ruling-parties-are/)

[Tariq Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ali/)

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> [I'm a patriot, and I think democracy is the best system available. It's very flawed, but it works better than anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-roach/i-m-a-patriot-and-i-think-democracy-is-the-best-system-available-it-s/)

[Jay Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-roach/)

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> [They think democracy -- I used to say damn the democracy, because it's not a stable government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maharishi-mahesh-yogi/they-think-democracy-i-used-to-say-damn-the-democracy-because-it-s/)

[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maharishi-mahesh-yogi/)

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> [There are a couple of ways to use the word democracy, and the way that I think is productive is to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masha-gessen/there-are-a-couple-of-ways-to-use-the-word-democracy-and-the-way-that/)

[Masha Gessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/masha-gessen/)

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> [Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/voting-is-completely-important-people-in-america-think-democracy-is-a/)

[Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/)

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> [I think our democracy has it exactly right: two terms, eight years. It's enough. Because it's important to have one foot in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-think-our-democracy-has-it-exactly-right-two-terms-eight-years-it-s/)

[Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/)

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> [I think what democracy means today, in reality, is to a large extent, manipulated consent - not forced consent, manipulated consent -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-fromm/i-think-what-democracy-means-today-in-reality-is-to-a-large-extent/)

[Erich Fromm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-fromm/)

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> [I think democracy is the most revolutionary thing in the world….because if you have power you use it to meet the needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-benn/i-think-democracy-is-the-most-revolutionary-thing-in-the-world/)

[Tony Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-benn/)

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> [“When we think of Communism,” read a sign at the conference, “we think of the Iron Curtain. BUT when THEY think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-taubes/when-we-think-of-communism-read-a-sign-at-the-conference-we-think-of/)

[Gary Taubes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-taubes/)

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> [I think that democracy has a lowest common denominator thing going on, so it might be the best of a bad bunch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grayson-perry/i-think-that-democracy-has-a-lowest-common-denominator-thing-going-on/)

[Grayson Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grayson-perry/)

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> [I honestly feel that if there is an important point of view, any member of the Congress party, any member of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manmohan-singh/i-honestly-feel-that-if-there-is-an-important-point-of-view-any/)

[Manmohan Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manmohan-singh/)

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> [I think some people have blind faith in American institutions without knowing a whole lot about them and think they will stand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masha-gessen/i-think-some-people-have-blind-faith-in-american-institutions-without/)

[Masha Gessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/masha-gessen/)

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> [We had in the West a very romantic vision of Russia back in 1991, when the Soviet Union died and whatever is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-kalb/we-had-in-the-west-a-very-romantic-vision-of-russia-back-in-1991-when/)

[Marvin Kalb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-kalb/)

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> [Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalton-trumbo/everybody-now-seems-to-be-talking-about-democracy-i-don-t-understand-2/)

[Dalton Trumbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalton-trumbo/)

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> [I think democracy fails under a variety of conditions and one of the conditions occurs when people don't have the ability to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-think-democracy-fails-under-a-variety-of-conditions-and-one-of-the/)

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

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> [We think about democracy, and that's the word that Americans love to use, 'democracy,' and that's how we characterize our system. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-d-snyder/we-think-about-democracy-and-that-s-the-word-that-americans-love-to/)

[Timothy D. Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-d-snyder/)

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> [The BJP has decided that politics is for values and ideals, and for this, an age limit has been decided. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yogi-adityanath/the-bjp-has-decided-that-politics-is-for-values-and-ideals-and-for/)

[Yogi Adityanath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yogi-adityanath/)

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> [Turkey is a diverse country... I think that democracy is the ideal system for a country with a social foundation such as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fethullah-gulen/turkey-is-a-diverse-country-i-think-that-democracy-is-the-ideal/)

[Fethullah Gulen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fethullah-gulen/)

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> [“Citizens no longer understand democracy to mean a condition of political equality, in which one person gets one vote, and every individual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-nichols/citizens-no-longer-understand-democracy-to-mean-a-condition-of/)

[Thomas M. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-nichols/)

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> [“People everywhere, including the United States, are still prone to accept stereotypes, eager to believe what we want to believe (for example,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/people-everywhere-including-the-united-states-are-still-prone-to/)

[Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/)

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> [“But Muslims now find themselves in a world shaped by western theories and western values. If we are to consider how Islamic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/but-muslims-now-find-themselves-in-a-world-shaped-by-western-theories/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalton-trumbo/everybody-now-seems-to-be-talking-about-democracy-i-don-t-understand/)

[Dalton Trumbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalton-trumbo/)

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> [So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-monti/so-i-think-democracy-in-the-long-term-in-our-countries-will-survive/)

[Mario Monti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-monti/)

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> [ \[Hamas\] thought that if you go to elections you become a democrat for the rest of your life. They think that democracy… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shimon-peres/hamas-thought-that-if-you-go-to-elections-you-become-a-democrat-for/)

[Shimon Peres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shimon-peres/)

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> [My father thought, and now I think too, that the system of democracy is entirely based upon the system of justice. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henning-mankell/my-father-thought-and-now-i-think-too-that-the-system-of-democracy-is/)

[Henning Mankell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henning-mankell/)

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> [I think democracy is not a destination. I don't think socialism is a railway station and if we catch the right train…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-benn/i-think-democracy-is-not-a-destination-i-don-t-think-socialism-is-a/)

[Tony Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-benn/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosie-o-donnell/i-think-democracy-is-threatened-in-a-way-it-hasn-t-been-in-two/)

[Rosie O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosie-o-donnell/)

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> [I grew up in a dictatorship, so I really appreciate democracy. I think democracy isn't just a random thing that's around -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-van-dyk/i-grew-up-in-a-dictatorship-so-i-really-appreciate-democracy-i-think/)

[Paul van Dyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-van-dyk/)

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> [What we're doing is saying what happens with the establishment and how are we as ordinary human beings are used as pawns.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/what-we-re-doing-is-saying-what-happens-with-the-establishment-and/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

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> [But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/but-you-know-i-m-sorry-i-think-democracy-requires-participation-i/)

[John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/)

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> [I do think that our democracy is so great, we can withstand even a candidacy of Donald Trump. And when we emerge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pelosi/i-do-think-that-our-democracy-is-so-great-we-can-withstand-even-a/)

[Nancy Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-pelosi/)

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> [I think if you do have democracy it would transform the world because if the millions of people who die live on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-benn/i-think-if-you-do-have-democracy-it-would-transform-the-world-because/)

[Tony Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-benn/)

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> [We think that democracy can change a lot of things, but we're being fooled, because democracy is not the election. We've been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gael-garcia-bernal/we-think-that-democracy-can-change-a-lot-of-things-but-we-re-being/)

[Gael Garcia Bernal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gael-garcia-bernal/)

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> [“When trouble arise among faraway people, we remain tempted to hide behind the principle of national sovereignty, to "mind our own business"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/when-trouble-arise-among-faraway-people-we-remain-tempted-to-hide/)

[Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/)

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> [“These various remedies, eugenic, educational, ethical, populist and socialist, all assume that either the voters are inherently competent to direct the course…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lippmann/these-various-remedies-eugenic-educational-ethical-populist-and/)

[Walter Lippmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lippmann/)

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                        "text": "Turkey is a diverse country... I think that democracy is the ideal system for a country with a social foundation such as this. My view is based on my belief that everyone should be able to comfortably live what they believe, and this is only possible in a truly democratic environment. I am insistent in my views and I strongly believe in what I say.",
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                        "text": "“Citizens no longer understand democracy to mean a condition of political equality, in which one person gets one vote, and every individual is no more and no less equal in the eyes of the law. Rather, Americans now think of democracy as a state of actual equality, in which every opinion is as good as any other on almost any subject under the sun.”",
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                        "text": "“People everywhere, including the United States, are still prone to accept stereotypes, eager to believe what we want to believe (for example, on global warming) and anxious to await while others take the lead--seeking in vain to avoid both responsibility and risk. When trouble arises among faraway people, we remain tempted to hide behind the principle of national sovereignty, to \"mind our own business\" when it is convenient, and to think of democracy as a suit to be worn in fine weather but left in the closet when clouds threaten.”",
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                        "text": "“But Muslims now find themselves in a world shaped by western theories and western values. If we are to consider how Islamic communities conducted their affairs throughout the greater part of their history, it may be convenient to compare and contrast this way of life with the contemporary western model. Today the Muslims are urged to embrace democracy and are condemned for political corruption, while western scholars debate whether Islam can ever accommodate the democratic ideal. On the whole, they think not. Democracy, they believe, is a sign of political maturity and therefore of superiority. Western societies, since they are seen as democratic, exemplify this superiority. So there is one question that has to be pressed home: what, precisely, is meant by democracy? Let me put forward an imaginary Arab who knows nothing of western ways but would like to learn about them. He is aware that the literal meaning of the word democracy is \"mob rule\", but understands that this is not what westerners mean by it. He wonders how this meaning has, in practice, been modified and, since his questions are directed to an Englishman, he is not altogether surprised to be told that Britain is the exemplary democracy. He learns that the people—all except children, lunatics and peers of the realm—send their representatives to Parliament to speak for them. He is assured that these representatives never accept bribes to vote against their consciences or against the wishes of their constituents. He enquires further and is astonished to learn that the political parties employ what are known as Whips, who compel members to vote in accordance with the party line, even if this conflicts both with their consciences and with the views of the people who elected them. In this case it is not money but ambition for office that determines the way they vote. \"But is this not corruption?\" he asks naively. The Englishman is shocked. \"But at least the party in power represents the vast majority of the electorate?\" This time the Englishman is a little embarrassed. It is not quite like that. The governing party, which enjoys absolute power through its dominance in the House of Commons, represents only a minority of the electorate. \"Are there no restraints on this power?\" There used to be, he is told. In the past there was a balance between the Crown, the House of Lords and the Commons, but that was seen as an undemocratic system so it was gradually eroded. The \"sovereignty\" of the Lower House is now untrammelled (except, quite recently, by unelected officials in Brussels). \"So this is what democracy means?\" Our imaginary Arab is baffled. He investigates further and is told that, in the 1997 General Election, the British people spoke with one voice, loud and clear. A landslide victory gave the Leader of the Labour Party virtually dictatorial powers. Then he learns that the turn-out of electors was the lowest since the war. Even so, the Party received only forty-three per cent of the votes cast. He wonders if this can be the system which others wish to impose on his own country. He is aware that various freedoms, including freedom of the press, are essential components of a democratic society, but no one can tell him how these are to be guaranteed if the Ruler, supported by a supine—\"disciplined\"—House of Commons enjoys untrammelled authority. He knows a bit about rulers and the way in which they deal with dissent, and he suspects that human nature is much the same everywhere. Barriers to oppression soon fall when a political system eliminates all \"checks and balances\" and, however amiable the current Ruler may be, there is no certainty that his successors, inheriting all the tools of power, will be equally benign. He turns now to an American and learns, with some relief since he himself has experienced the oppression of absolutism, that the American system restrains the power of the President by that of the Congress and the Supreme Court; moreover, the electe”",
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                        "text": "Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday suit to be brought out and worn only for parades. It's the kind of a life a decent man leads, it's something to live for and to die for… Democracy means that people can say what theywant to. All the people. It means that they can vote as they wish. All the people. It means that they can worship God in any way they feel right, and that includes Christians and Jews and voodoo doctors as well. It means that everybody should have a job, if he's willing to work, and an education, and the right to bring up his children without fear of the future. And it means that the old shall be provided for, without shame to themselves or to their families. It means do unto others as you would have others do unto you. It also means the prayers of the pilgrim fathers in the wilderness, and the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights, and the Emancipation Proclamation, and the dreamsof an immigrant mother for her children. And that's what I believe in.",
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                        "text": "So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not survive if democracy plus media brings to us more and more followship rather than leadership.",
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                        "text": "[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.",
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                        "text": "My father thought, and now I think too, that the system of democracy is entirely based upon the system of justice. If we do not have a system of justice that people believe in, the system of democracy will fail.",
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                        "text": "I think democracy is not a destination. I don't think socialism is a railway station and if we catch the right train with the right driver, we'll get there. I think it's a way of thinking about things and every generation has to do it again.",
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                        "text": "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 in big trouble.",
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                        "text": "I grew up in a dictatorship, so I really appreciate democracy. I think democracy isn't just a random thing that's around - a democratic society needs the involvement of everybody.",
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                        "text": "What we're doing is saying what happens with the establishment and how are we as ordinary human beings are used as pawns. What do we really know about what goes on! We think we are a democracy… Are we? I'm not so sure.",
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                        "text": "But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of duty to participate in the process in some way other than just blindly getting behind a political party.",
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                        "text": "I do think that our democracy is so great, we can withstand even a candidacy of Donald Trump. And when we emerge from this, it has to be respecting the position of those who supported him, addressing the anger and anxiety that they have, and, again, bringing the country together, which was always the purpose of our founders, a more perfect union.",
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