Democracy Quote by Gavin Esler

“For the minority, what else is democracy than dictatorship?”

— Anna Jae

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

— Jerome Nathanson

“Democracy meant all men were to be heard, and a decision was taken together as a people. Majority rule was a foreign notion. A…

— Nelson Mandela

The right of a minority is so important in a democracy.

— Robert Caro

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

— John Hospers

“Dictatorship of the majority over the minority would be an encroachment on the rights of the individual and their prerogative to personal freedom.”

— Newton Lee

One of the benefits of a properly functioning democracy is minority rights and majority rule.

— Noam Chomsky

“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

“...the majority in a democracy has no more right to tyrannize over a minority than, under a different system, the latter would to oppress…

— Theodore Roosevelt

“I hate that the actions of a minority can influence the opinions of a majority.”

— Sarah Ayoub

Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority.

— Albert Camus

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

— Amit Kalantri