Born Quote by Doris Lessing

I lived in countries that had no democracy... so I don't find myself in the same luxury as you do. You grew up in…

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take.

— Emma Goldman

Democracy has nothing to do with freedom. Democracy is a soft variant of communism, and rarely in the history of ideas has it been…

— Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Democracy holds little appeal for people who are struggling to survive.

— Paul Kagame

Freedom exists only where the people take care of the government.

— Woodrow Wilson

People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. The price of democracy…

— Saul Alinsky

I grew up in a dictatorship, so I really appreciate democracy. I think democracy isn't just a random thing that's around - a democratic…

— Paul van Dyk

Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy.

— Ron Paul

The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom. Our founding fathers clearly understood…

— Ron Paul

In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential…

— Noam Chomsky

Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not "given", it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

In countries where democracy is either non-existent or in development, on the other hand, citizens crave those freedoms. Maybe that is one lesson Western…

— Kofi Annan