Any Quote by Eduardo Paes

Democracy has many definitions, but what's in it for me is not an element of any of them.

— Jeff Cooper

There are elements of democracy in votes here and there in America. But in the actual structure of the government, we're a representative republic.

— Rush Limbaugh

“Observing the volatile nature of the new democracies, I came vividly to see how unimportant a part of democracy are elections, in comparison with…

— Roger Scruton

Democratic institutions are based on a reality of human nature: that those with power, however benign or even noble their intentions, will do what…

— Rebecca MacKinnon

A republic and a democracy are pretty much identical, pretty much on every level.

— Rick Santelli

You cannot be democratic one day, and undemocratic on another. It is a state of mind, it is a way of living, and it…

— Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Democratic regimes may be defined as those in which, every now and then, the people are given the illusion of being sovereign, while the…

— Benito Mussolini

Democracy: An institution in which the whole is equal to the scum of the parts.

— Keith Preston

There's a big difference in a representative republic and a democracy. We do not have a democracy in America.

— Rush Limbaugh

Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.

— Plato

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

— Anonymous

Representative democracy is a remarkably blunt instrument. Hundreds of issues are bundled together at every election, yet the vote tends to swing on just…

— George Monbiot