Absence Quote by Carl F. H. Henry

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 depends on the legitimacy of the process for winning and exchanging power. Once lost, that legitimacy is difficult to recover.

— Jamelle Bouie

Without the persistence of voters in America getting up to every election, democracy will not flourish.

— David Hogg

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

— Ronald Reagan

If democracy is finished, all is lost.

— Mamata Banerjee

We should never take democracy for granted. Democracy can emerge and develop, but it can also decay.

— Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Democracy is a form of government that cannot long survive, for as soon as the people learn that they have a voice in the…

— Karl Marx

Democracy cannot long survive when the people permit their lives to be dominated - economically or politically - by a powerful few.

— Helen Gahagan Douglas

When a mob of institutions decides there is only one way forward, democracy loses meaning.

— Anna Paulina Luna

Democracy is a destiny of humanity which cannot be averted. It can be delayed but not defeated.

— Eskinder Nega

Democracy is not a mere consequence, a certain stage in the development of society. It is the condition on which the survival of productive…

— Wei Jingsheng

Democracy must stand or fall on a platform of possible human perfectibility. If human nature cannot be improved by institutions, democracy is at best…

— Herbert Croly