Democracy Quote by Fred Reed

Democracy is based upon empathy and the recognition that some decisions are solely for the community's benefit without regard to one's own narrow self-interest.

— John Hickenlooper

“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

You can't have a democracy when people don't learn to put themselves in the shoes of another person, who can't think what their policies…

— Martha Nussbaum

Democracy is something you have to participate in.

— Isabella Lovin

Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it's something you do. You participate. If you stop…

— Abbie Hoffman

Everyone living under the social contract we call democracy has a duty to act responsibly, to obey the laws, and to abandon certain types…

— Simon Mainwaring

We pride ourselves on our democracy, but when you see the way it actually works, I think it is worthy of contempt.

— Caroline Lucas

Democracy actually requires that the whole public be able to see common problems and address them and step outside of their own sort of…

— Eli Pariser

Democracy requires that if you who don't like the outcome of elections you have to tolerate it and then pursue your interest the next…

— Randall Robinson

It's healthy to have differing opinions in a democracy, but we have to respect each other and challenge ourselves to do better - to…

— Jason Collins

“Those who champion democracy, but make a fetish of never accepting anything they don't agree with -- what advantage do they see in democracy?”

— William Edgar Stafford

Democracy is not merely a form of Government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an…

— B. R. Ambedkar