Communication Quote by Geoff Mulgan

Democracy, finally, rests on a higher power than Parliament. It rests on an informed and cultivated and alert public opinion. The Members of Parliament…

— Eric Williams

Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.

— Clement Attlee

We must remember that democracy works when given time to develop, mature and deliver. People must have access to information for informed debate. Government…

— Atifete Jahjaga

The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion.

— Molly Ivins

Democracy begins in human conversation. A democratic conversation does not require elaborate rules of procedure or utopian notions of perfect consensus. What it does…

— William Greider

If you look at the way all of the new reform movements dedicated to the public interest are living and thriving on the Internet,…

— Al Gore

“It is like democracy is a bottle someone can threaten to smash and do a bit of damage with. It has become a time…

— Ali Smith

Democracy depends on people speaking out, and in times of great crisis, on people creating a commotion.

— Howard Zinn

A vital democracy requires an informed electorate, civil discourse, and bold thinking.

— Jane O'Meara Sanders

That's a really sad moment. When people in a democracy are afraid of having the conversation, because it might actually lead to a conclusion…

— Martha Minow

It is vital to speak up in a democracy. Otherwise we are living in dictatorships.

— Katharine Gun

Democracy feeds on argument, on the discussion as to the right way forward. This is the reason why respecting the opinion of others belongs…

— Richard von Weizsaecker