Back Quote by Benigno Aquino III

Democracy is a process - it's not an end state, and our democracy continues to evolve, and sometimes we go backward.

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Democracy used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands.

— Jesse Helms

“Eventually, in an historic feat of compromise, democracy was restored by the abolition of elections..”

— Louis de Bernières

Had history been democratic in its ways, there would have been no farming and no indsturial revolution. Both leaps into the future were occasioned…

— Yanis Varoufakis

Where I think historians can help preserve and actually restore democracy is to remind us of how we got it.

— Stacey Abrams

I think if people value democracy, they had damn well better get out and exercise their right to vote while their vote still means…

— Bob Weir

Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We…

— Chinua Achebe

I believe that during these times, we should not forget that many sacrificed to regain our democracy.

— Corazon Aquino

There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy.

— Vladimir Putin

Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your heart.

— Jill Lepore

In my lifetime I have seen democracy begin to expand, not only to include those who have been excluded, but to provide a listening…

— Susan Griffin

“High hopes were once formed of democracy; but democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.”

— Oscar Wilde