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Democracy Quotes by Aristotle
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is…
- Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.
- If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike…
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they…
- Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either extreme democracy or absolute oligarchy, or despotism will come from…
- The right constitutions, three in number- kingship, aristocracy, and polity- and the deviations from these, likewise three in number - tyranny from kingship, oligarchy from…
- A democracy exists whenever those who are free and are not well-off, being in the majority, are in sovereign control of government, an oligarchy when…
- A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employments.
- Democracy is the form of government in which the free are rulers.
- Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.
- The legislator should direct his attention above all to the education of youth; for the neglect of education does harm to the constitution. The citizen…
- Yet the true friend of the people should see that they be not too poor, for extreme povery lowers the character of the democracy; measures…
- Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.
More Democracy Quotes
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. — Aristotle
- If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when… — Aristotle
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are… — Aristotle
- Jeans represent democracy in fashion. — Giorgio Armani
- I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all… — Richard Armitage
- Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or… — Richard Armour
- Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States. — Karen Armstrong
- A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership. — Chinua Achebe
- Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing… — Chinua Achebe
- Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will… — Margaret Atwood