Democracy Quote by Colum McCann

“Democracy has a habit of making itself generally disagreeable by asking the powers-that-be at the most inconvenient moment whether they are the powers-that-ought-to-be”

— James Russell Lowell

“Keep in mind that democracy merely gives power to the people; it does not ensure that power will be used wisely or humanely.”

— Rodney Stark

“Democracy is, among other things, the ability to say 'no' to the boss. But a man cannot say 'no' to the boss, unless he…

— Aldous Huxley

“Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.”

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

“Sometimes it seems that everybody in the world is in favor of democracy, just as long as it gives them the result they want.”

— Jack Lessenberry

“But a democracy can only obtain truth as the result of experience, and many nations may forfeit their existence whilst they are awaiting the…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“The real reason for democracy is just the reverse. Mankind is so fallen that no man can be trusted with unchecked power over his…

— C.S. Lewis

“The most we can say of democracy or freedom is that they give our personal abilities a little more influence on our well-being.”

— Karl Popper

“Democracy is a most accommodating and charming form of government, full of variety and diversity,”

— William De Witt Hyde

“Democracy is nonconformity; it is mutual loyalty, even when we have to attack one another's ideas - ideas, which, because they are always human,…

— Joost A. M. Meerloo

Our democracy is designed to speak truth to power.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

“In a dictatorship you must be careful about what you say. In a democracy you can say whatever you want… the important is that…

— Dario de Judicibus