Bears Quote by Anonymous

Democracy, like the human organism, carries within it the seed of its own destruction.

— C. V. Wedgwood

Every civilization carries the seeds of its own destruction, and the same cycle shows in them all. The Republic is born, flourishes, decays into…

— Mark Twain

democracy ... begins from the ground up. Anything living grows from the bottom up. Everything dangerous, like bombs, gets dropped from the sky down.

— Vandana Shiva

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

— John Adams

Democracy is a kingless regime infested by many kings who are sometimes more exclusive, tyrannical and destructive than one, even if he be a…

— Benito Mussolini

As John Adams said, all democracies will eventually self-destruct. We seem to be doing it very quickly.

— Rosanne Cash

Democracy is not a Beloved Republic really, and never will be. But it is less hateful than other contemporary forms of government, and to…

— E. M. Forster

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.

— Lord Acton

Republics, one after another . . . have perished from a want of intelligence and virtue in the masses of the people. . . .

— Horace Mann

Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. It can be easily lost, but is never finally won.

— William H. Hastie

Democracy alone can supply the vitalizing force to stir the peoples of the world into triumphant action, not only against their human oppressors, but…

— Harry S. Truman

The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens.

— Andrew Johnson