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Democracy Quotes by Winston Churchill
- Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
- The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
- It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
- Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the…
- The enemy is still proud and powerful. He is hard to get at. He still possesses enormous armies, vast resources, and invaluable strategic territories...No one…
- Democracy is the best form of the worst type of government
- If you want a good argument against democracy, spend five minutes with a voter.
- These two great organisations of the English-speaking democracies, the British Empire and the United States, will have to be somewhat mixed up together in some…
- Democracy means that if the doorbell rings in the early hours, it is likely to be the milkman.
- I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in the social life of great peoples dwelling in a state…
- Democracy is an awful way to run a country, but it's the best system we have.
- At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a…
- The Chinese said of themselves several thousand years ago: China is a sea that salts all the waters that flow into it. Theres another Chinese…
- I am a child of the House of Commons. I was brought up in my fathers house to believe in democracy. Trust the peoplethat was…
- The United States stands at the pinnacle of world power. This is a solemn moment for the American democracy. For with primacy in power is…
- Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect…
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