Democracy Quote by Ellery Sedgwick Download Open image “Democracy's real test lies in its respect for minority opinion.” — Ellery Sedgwick ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Democracy Lying Minorities Opinion Real Respect Tests
The truest test of a democracy is in the ability of anyone to act as he likes, so long as he does not injure… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are brought about without… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One of the benefits of a properly functioning democracy is minority rights and majority rule. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The test of a democracy is not the magnificence of buildings or the speed of automobiles or the efficiency of air transportation, but rather… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
Democracy is an experiment, and the right of the majority to rule is no more inherent than the right of the minority to rule;… — William Allen White Copy Share Image
Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority. — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Democracy is reproached with saying that the majority is always right. But progress says that the minority is always right. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is ignorant. — John Simon Copy Share Image
“Democracy is about the majority understanding that minorities have rights too.” — Gavin Esler Copy Share Image
In America, getting on in the world means getting out of the world we have known before. — Ellery Sedgwick Copy Share Image
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
If the members of parliament no longer consider themselves mandatories of the taxpayers but deputies of those receiving salaries, wages, subsidies, doles, and other… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
For not only every democracy, but certainly every republic, bears within itself the seeds of its own destruction. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
There is plenty of time for Republicans to have a Macaca moment. But right now, as of October 17, 2014, the Republican Senate candidates… — Matthew Continetti Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Vote for Donald Trump. You're going to see something and you'll be so happy, you'll be so thrilled. This [presidential] election is about every… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Failure to find a way to incorporate political Islam in democracy, however uncomfortable its ideology is for secular liberals, will mean we have given… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image