Democracy Quote by G.K. Chesterton

“tradition is only democracy extended through time.”

— G.K. Chesterton

“I have never been able to understand where people got the idea that democracy was in some way opposed to tradition. It is obvious…

— G.K. Chesterton

“Democracy is a most accommodating and charming form of government, full of variety and diversity,”

— William De Witt Hyde

“Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit…

— G.K. Chesterton

“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

Tradition is only democracy extended through time; it may be defined as an extension of the franchise. Tradition means giving votes to the most…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.”

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

“Keep in mind that democracy merely gives power to the people; it does not ensure that power will be used wisely or humanely.”

— Rodney Stark

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

— Jerome Nathanson

“Democracy, as a form of government, is utterly repugnant to—is the very antithesis of—the traditional American system: that of a Republic, as expressed in…

— Joseph Befumo

“Democracy is not just a system, it is an idea that we all have value.”

— Amit Kalantri

“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