Democracy Quote by Amartya Sen

Democracy is the absolute value that makes for human dignity, as well as the only road to sustained economic development and social justice.

— Anonymous

Freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law... are universal values of the human spirit.

— Robert C. O'Brien

“Democracy is not just a system, it is an idea that we all have value.”

— Amit Kalantri

There should be competition and exchanges between different countries, but there are certainly certain universal values, and that is freedom and democracy.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

“Democracy commits us to value, preserve and uphold the rights, dignity, and well-being of all, including our neighbors, those who are different than us,…

— Diane Kalen-Sukra

Democracy is good for everybody.

— Manmohan Singh

Anyone who wants to be part of the political process should adopt values that are compatible with democracy.

— Najib Razak

Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.

— Bjorn Ulvaeus

The primal principle of democracy is the worth and dignity of the individual.

— Edward Bellamy

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.

— H. L. Mencken

I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting. These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral…

— Tzipi Livni

It is impossible to build enduring institutions without solid values. For us, the fundamental value is that associated with democracy.

— Fernando Henrique Cardoso