Because Quote by George Ayittey

Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.

— Howard Rheingold

Democracy is a system where people are counted not weighed.

— Muhammad Iqbal

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

— H. L. Mencken

In the United States, if 43 percent of eligible voters do not vote, then democracy is weakened.

— Barack Obama

Democracy only has substance if there's the rule of law. That is, if people believe that the votes are going to be counted, and…

— Timothy D. Snyder

The role of citizen in our democracy does not end with your vote.

— Barack Obama

Democracy has no convictions for which people would be willing to stake their lives.

— Ernst Hanfstaengl

Democracy is a word all public men use and none understand.

— George Bernard Shaw

Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.

— Brent Scowcroft

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't think.

— Walt Whitman

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 not only the right to vote, it is also about not resorting to violence in order to reach political goals and respecting…

— Tzipi Livni