Democracy Quote by Clinton Rossiter

We have a constitutional republic, not a democracy.

— Ted Yoho

There is no more democratic government than a revolutionary government.

— Fidel Castro

And the principle which distinguishes democracy from all other forms of government is that in a democracy the opposition not only is tolerated as…

— Walter Lippmann

A constitutional state is like daily bread, like water to drink and air to breath, and the best thing about democracy is that it…

— Gustav Radbruch

Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.

— Woodrow Wilson

A democracy is a compromise by its nature. It's not a dictatorship.

— Jamie Dimon

A democratic constitution, not supported by democratic institutions in detail, but confined to the central government, not only is not political freedom, but often…

— John Stuart Mill

Democracy on a supranational level is simply impossible. In order to have democracy, there needs to be a nation.

— Geert Wilders

The essence of constitutionalism in a democracy is not merely to shape and condition the nature of majorities, but also to stipulate that certain…

— George Will

However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

In a democracy, the opposition is not only tolerated as constitutional, but must be maintained because it is indispensable.

— Walter Lippmann

We no longer claim that a genuinely religious government can be democratic, but that it cannot be otherwise.

— Abdolkarim Soroush