Demagogue Quote by Frank Herbert

Democracy is susceptible to being led astray by having scapegoats paraded in front of the electorate.

— Frank Herbert

“Democracy is essentially government by the majority, and a majority may be stupid, unenlightened, foolish, misled, and corrupt.”

— John Hospers

“Democracy is an excellent way of ensuring that nothing much gets done. There are always interests that might get trampled upon [and no elected…

— Edward De Bono

“Democracy is about one person, one vote. It’s about all of us coming together to determine the future of our country. It is not…

— Bernie Sanders

“Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. No one in this world, so far as I know—and I have…

— H.L. Mencken

“Democracy is the spawn of despotism. And like father, like son. Democracy is power and rule. It's not the will of the people, remember;…

— B.F. Skinner

“Democracies are not lucky. They do not attract civic-minded leaders by chance. Rather, they attract survival-oriented leaders who understand that, given their dependence on…

— Bruce Bueno De Mesquita

“Surely the Board knows what democracy is. It is the line that forms on the right. It is the don’t in Don’t Shove. It…

— E. B. White

“Literate, affluent, self-confident people do not like living under either dictatorship or chaos. As more nations move into modernity and find themselves populated with…

— Oliver H. Woshinsky

“one man with vision—an enlightened dictator. People are scared of the word nowadays. But what kind of democracy can exist side by side with…

— Chinua Achebe

“Democracy is not simply a license to indulge individual whims and proclivities. It is also holding oneself accountable to some reasonable degree for the…

— Aberjhani

“Sometimes it seems that everybody in the world is in favor of democracy, just as long as it gives them the result they want.”

— Jack Lessenberry