By the people Quote by Anonymous

"Democracy" means nothing else other than, "rule of the people", in Greek. There is nothing democratic about the political concepts of the United States…

— Andre Vltchek

When we say 'democracy' we have to mean what we say.

— Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Democracy literally means the power of people. Democracy is not about politics, it is about the people.

— Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

— Oscar Wilde

Democracy is "government of, by and for the people".

— Abraham Lincoln

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.

— Abraham Lincoln

Democracy is the form of government in which the free are rulers.

— Aristotle

Democracy is the name we give to the people each time we need them

— Henri Frederic Amiel

Democracy means that people can say what they want to. All the people. It means that they can vote as they wish. All the…

— Dalton Trumbo

Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

We are usually told that democracy originated in ancient Athens—like science, or philosophy, it was a Greek invention. It’s never entirely clear what this…

— David Graeber

Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.

— Plato