Democracy Quote by Albert Einstein

“Leaders must not be chosen based on charisma, popularity, or ease of communication, all of which are misleading and have little to do with…

— Veronica Roth

The successful politician owes his power to the fact that he moves within the accepted framework of thought, that he thinks and talks conventionally.…

— Friedrich August von Hayek

People who seek political power are, with exceptions too rare to matter, never to be trusted; at best, such people are vain and officious…

— Donald J. Boudreaux

The point is, is that when you elect a politician, it has nothing to do with their personality. Politicians perform a function, a role…

— Boots Riley

For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility;…

— John F. Kennedy

People think of politicians having true power, but that's less and less true. After all, they are often constrained or being edged into a…

— Bernard Arnault

“Democracies are not lucky. They do not attract civic-minded leaders by chance. Rather, they attract survival-oriented leaders who understand that, given their dependence on…

— Bruce Bueno De Mesquita

To govern according to the sense and agreement of the interests of the people is a great and glorious object of governance. This object…

— Edmund Burke

Politicians live on lies and promises - but those promises are never fulfilled. Their only quality is that they can manage to befool people…

— OSHO

Regardless of how people love to deride politicians, democracy is not an easy gig. My decisions, views and heartfelt principles are dismissed by so…

— Jess Phillips

Politics is too often regarded as a poor relation, inherently dependent and subsidiary; it is rarely praised as something with a life and character…

— Bernard Crick

“For political leaders in a democracy are not revolutionaries or leaders of creative thought. The best of them are those who respond wisely to…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin