Democracy Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

“Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom, socialism restricts it. Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“Democracy extends the sphere of personal independence; socialism confines it. Democracy values each man at his highest; socialism makes of each man an agent,…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

It is a strange fact that freedom and equality, the two basic ideas of democracy, are to some extent contradictory. Logically considered, freedom and…

— Thomas Mann

Democracy and liberty are not the same. Democracy is little more than mob rule, while liberty refers to the sovereignty of the individual.

— Walter E. Williams

There is no democracy without socialism, and no socialism without democracy.

— Rosa Luxemburg

To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in the country.

— Bernie Sanders

Socialism, as I understand it, is a system of democracy. Without democracy, there is no socialism.

— Wen Jiabao

Democracy is not compatible with capitalism but is congruent with a version of democratic socialism in which the wealth, resources, and benefits of a…

— Henry Giroux

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free,…

— Aristotle

In fundamental theory socialism and democracy are almost if not quite one and the same. They both rest at bottom upon the absolute right…

— Woodrow Wilson

Socialism values equality more than liberty.

— Dennis Prager

Democracy does not require perfect equality, but it does require that citizens share a common life. What matters is that people of different backgrounds…

— Michael Sandel