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 and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

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

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

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

— Rosa Luxemburg

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

“Freedom, democracy, and socialism can only ever exist together; it is impossible to have any one without the other two.”

— Michel Templet

All that socialism means to me, to be very frank with you, is democracy with a small 'd.' I believe in democracy, and by…

— 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 arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.

— Aristotle

Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal

— Jeane Kirkpatrick