Covenant Quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.

— James Russell Lowell

Democracy is the form of government in which the free are rulers.

— Aristotle

The creed of our democracy is that liberty is acquired and kept by men and women who are strong and self-reliant, and possessed of…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

For us, democracy is a question of human dignity. This includes the political liberties, the right to freely express our views, the right to…

— Olof Palme

Democracy is direct self-government over all the people, for all the people, by all the people.

— Theodore Parker

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

— Karl Kraus

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

— Aristotle

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employments.

— Aristotle

“Democracy means that people respect the rights of others, including the right to be different.”

— Jerome Nathanson

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employment.

— Aristotle

Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody indiscriminately and not for the benefit of a privileged…

— George Bernard Shaw