Democracy Quote by Democritus

We prefer poverty in liberty than riches in slavery.

— Ahmed Sekou Toure

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority…

— Aristotle

The faith in reason insists that the poverty of democracy offers a greater hope for mankind than the prosperity that attaches itself to aristocracy…

— Bill Vaughan

“In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority…

— Aristotle

Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?

— Ferdinand Marcos

Prosperity without freedom is just another form of poverty.

— Barack Obama

Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things.

— Anonymous

Poverty didn't necessarily engender an envy of wealth; sometimes it might beget a passion for decency.

— Patricia Hampl

Poverty is a result of lack of opportunity. Lack of opportunity is about being without power, without being in a position to make choices.

— Winnie Byanyima

...If peace were the goal of today's intellectuals, a failure of that magnitude -- and the evidence of unspeakable suffering on so large a…

— Ayn Rand

Poverty, when it is voluntary, is never despicable, but takes an heroical aspect.

— William Hazlitt

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

— Confucius