Best Democracy Sayings

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Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. — James Bovard
We need to give the Iraqis a chance to build their own future. It should be in their hands. It must be in their hands.… — Barbara Boxer
If you know how to read, you have a complete education about life, then you know how to vote within a democracy. But if you… — Ray Bradbury
We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both. — Louis D. Brandeis
The most important political office is that of the private citizen. — Louis D. Brandeis
We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that. — John O. Brennan
There will always be a place for us somewhere, somehow, as long as we see to it that working people fight for everything they have,… — Harry Bridges
Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy. — David Brin
We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that… — Abdallah II
Taiwan is a budding democracy, and the people have participated in multi-party democratic elections since 1996. — Todd Akin
Liberty in Islam is the liberty to be a Muslim, democracy likewise, individualism likewise. — James Buchan
The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry. — William F. Buckley, Jr.
The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't… — Charles Bukowski
We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom,… — Madeleine Albright
While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile. — Madeleine Albright
My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central Europe. — Madeleine Albright
In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority. — Edmund Burke
Laws, like houses, lean on one another. — Edmund Burke
Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that… — Abdallah II
You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box. — George W. Bush
I think we need to just be very clear about what we're trying to do in Afghanistan. Frankly, we're not trying to create the perfect… — David Cameron
Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic. — Albert Camus
In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the… — Robert Caro
Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president. — Johnny Carson
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people should be condemned.… — Jimmy Carter

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