Action Quote by Dora Russell

Democracy can only spring from within a nation itself, only from the hearts and minds of its people.

— Charles Lindbergh

Even the Founding Fathers of the U.S., nowadays considered the model of a democracy, were strictly opposed to it. Without a single exception, they…

— Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Americans like to say we're fighting for democracy, and yet young Americans have come to the view that democracy doesn't deliver.

— Joseph Stiglitz

“Most young people have rebellious, anti-authoritarian impulses. They don't like being told what, when, or how to do something. It's ironic, then, that many…

— Glenn Beck

What causes adolescents to rebel is not the assertion of authority but the arbitrary use of power, with little explanation of the rules and…

— Laurence Steinberg

Democracy has both expanded and declined over the years.

— Noam Chomsky

Our effort to build stability through authoritarians in the Middle East for 60 years had given us neither democracy nor stability.

— Condoleezza Rice

Democracy is essentially anti-authoritarian--that is, it not only demands the right but imposes the responsibility of thinking for ourselves.

— John Dryden

Democracy cannot be forced upon a society, neither is it a gift that can be held forever. It has to be struggled hard for…

— Heinz Galinski

Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness.

— Thomas Mann

It is tragic that so few young people in Western democracies vote. They have forgotten that their ancestors fought for the right to choose…

— Kofi Annan

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