Democracy Quote by Claude Pepper Download Open image “One has the right to be wrong in a democracy” — Claude Pepper ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Democracy
Democracy is an experiment, and the right of the majority to rule is no more inherent than the right of the minority to rule;… — William Allen White Copy Share Image
Democracy is not just the right to vote, it is the right to live in dignity. — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
For democracy to function properly it requires accepting the absolute right of individuals and groups to campaign against decisions previously taken by majorities and… — Dominic Grieve Copy Share Image
The nature of a democracy consists to an important degree in the right of the people to criticize problems and mistakes. — Walter Ulbricht Copy Share Image
Democracy is not only the right to vote, it is also about not resorting to violence in order to reach political goals and respecting… — Tzipi Livni Copy Share Image
Democracy is essentially anti-authoritarian--that is, it not only demands the right but imposes the responsibility of thinking for ourselves. — John Dryden Copy Share Image
“Democracy means that people respect the rights of others, including the right to be different.” — Jerome Nathanson Copy Share Image
Democracy's premise rests on the notion that the collective wisdom of the majority will prove right more often than it's wrong; that given sufficient… — Ben Fountain Copy Share Image
“DEMOCRACY is a form of leading state in which the right and power" must be in the hands of the people and absolutely must… — Khem Veasna Copy Share Image
Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall off unless you stop pedaling. — Claude Pepper Copy Share Image
If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United… — Claude Pepper Copy Share Image
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even… — Claude Pepper Copy Share Image
A man blessed with a good mamma and a good wife has no right to complain about anything else. — Claude Pepper Copy Share Image
The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed. — Claude Pepper Copy Share Image
I' tired of old people being labeled as worthless,useless,toothless and sexless — Claude Pepper Copy Share Image
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
If the members of parliament no longer consider themselves mandatories of the taxpayers but deputies of those receiving salaries, wages, subsidies, doles, and other… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
For not only every democracy, but certainly every republic, bears within itself the seeds of its own destruction. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
There is plenty of time for Republicans to have a Macaca moment. But right now, as of October 17, 2014, the Republican Senate candidates… — Matthew Continetti Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Vote for Donald Trump. You're going to see something and you'll be so happy, you'll be so thrilled. This [presidential] election is about every… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Failure to find a way to incorporate political Islam in democracy, however uncomfortable its ideology is for secular liberals, will mean we have given… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image