American democracy Quote by David Gustafson

“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

“Democracy is essentially government by the majority, and a majority may be stupid, unenlightened, foolish, misled, and corrupt.”

— John Hospers

“America: An ongoing experiment in democracy controlled largely by insanely wealthy people. And that's just the way we like it, thank you very much.”

— James Napoli

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

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

“The only sure way to alter today’s patently unequal democracy is for average Americans to mobilize politically—to break out of their political inertia and…

— Hedrick Smith

“Democracy is not just a system, it is an idea that we all have value.”

— Amit Kalantri

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

— William De Witt Hyde

“So much hangs on the decisions of a small number of poorly educated people.” “That’s democracy.”

— Ken Follett

“Our founding fathers placed so much emphasis on nurturing a well-educated populace because they knew that our system of democracy could not long survive…

— Ben Carson

“The good thing about democracy is that every vote counts. The problem with democracy is that every vote counts.”

— Charbel Tadros

“The only realistic way to change things is direct participation in democracy.”

— Jón Gnarr

“Americans became so thoroughly democratic that much of the period's political activity, beginning with the Constitution, was diverted to finding means and devices to…

— Gordon S. Wood