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3156 Democracy quotes by 1535 unique authors

People who object to weapons aren't abolishing violence, they're begging for rule by brute force, when the biggest, strongest animals among men were always automatically… — L. Neil Smith
That's what American democracy has come down to at these town hall meetings: old people and gun nuts, which is a terrible combination. I heard… — Bill Maher
The totalitarian states can do great things, but there is one thing they cannot do: they cannot give the factory-worker a rifle and tell him… — George Orwell
Obamacare is a crime against democracy. — Michele Bachmann
Democracy must stand or fall on a platform of possible human perfectibility. If human nature cannot be improved by institutions, democracy is at best a… — Herbert Croly
The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas,… — Noam Chomsky
This election result has increased people's faith in democracy. — Narendra Modi
That's what separates out American democracy from dictators and horrible governments across the world and the reason why that works is that we have a… — Unknown Author
We should seek international support for our mutual objectives abroad, in promoting freedom, democracy, respect for human rights, and also the elimination of weapons of… — Bob Menendez
The cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy. It is the only dictator that free man acknowledges. It is the only security that free… — Mirabeau B. Lamar
In our democracy every young person should have an equal opportunity to obtain a higher education, regardless of his station in life or financial means. — John F. Kennedy
Don't ever dare to take your college as a matter of course - because, like democracy and freedom, many people you'll never know have broken… — Alice Miller
Children know that if they have a question about the world, the library is the place to find the answer. And someone will always be… — Laura Bush
When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening, foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is us — Barack Obama
Before we get too depressed about the state of our politics, let's remember our history ..... Many forms of Government have been tried, and will… — Barack Obama
The First Amendment makes confidence in the common sense of our people and in the maturity of their judgement the great postulate of our democracy. — William O. Douglas
Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We… — Daniel Barenboim
Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day. — Charles Rangel
People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made… — Unknown Author
There can be no freedom of the individual, no democracy, without the capital system, the profit system, the private enterprise system. These are, in the… — Unknown Author
The primal principle of democracy is the worth and dignity of the individual. — Edward Bellamy
The road to democracy may be winding and is like a river taking many curves, but eventually the river will reach the ocean. — Chen Shui-bian
Democracy is hypocrisy without limitation. — Unknown Author
The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied. Liberty is not foolproof. For its beneficent working it demands self-restraint, a sane and… — Otto Hermann Kahn
A country that goes out of its way to imprison the innocent has no business preaching democracy to the world. — Paul Craig Roberts

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