Democracy Quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt

'Peace on earth, good will toward men' - democracy must cling to that message. For it is my deep conviction that democracy cannot live…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The lessons of religious toleration - a toleration which recognizes complete liberty of human thought, liberty of conscience - is one which, by precept…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The right to religious freedom and the right to vote are both fundamental to our democracy.

— Lois Frankel

We are thus brought to a conception of Democracy not merely as a sentiment which desires the well-being of all men, nor yet as…

— Jane Addams

I do not deny the rights of democracy, but I have no illusions as to the uses that will be made of those rights…

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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

We must now, in the 21st century, protect democracy, one which rests on fundamental rights for all, regardless of skin color, gender, race or…

— Martin Schulz

“As my father once explained to me, our “rights” are only as strong as the democracy that protects them. Because we are a people’s…

— George Takei

But we either believe in democracy or we not. If we do, then, we must say categorically, without qualification, that no restraint from the…

— Lee Kuan Yew

True Democracy makes no enquiry about the color of the skin, or the place of nativity. Wherever it sees a man, it recognizes a…

— Anonymous

We cannot survive as a free nation when some men decide that others are not fit to live and should be abandoned to abortion…

— Ronald Reagan

We do not have the God-given right to shape every nation in our image or as we choose.

— Robert McNamara