Democracy Quote by George Monbiot

There is a tension between parliamentary and popular sovereignty. A lively, meaningful democracy would achieve a balance between the two.

— George Monbiot

“Where democracy – as an evident necessity – has to be organized through representation, actors coincide with groups-interests. In a representative democracy the interests…

— Leo Klinkers

Government has the role of suiting people for freedom. People aren't made for freedom spontaneously. There's sort of a 19-year race between when people…

— George Will

Now what is Judge Douglas Popular Sovereignty? It is, as a principle, no other than that, if one man chooses to make a slave…

— Abraham Lincoln

Where is democratic process or popular sovereignty for the endangered population? It cannot be "given" or "allocated" by some other power without that same…

— Judith Butler

We should remember that the Declaration of Independence is not merely a historical document. It is an explicit recognition that our rights derive not…

— Anonymous

The Senate was an odd compromise between the founders and the early leaders of the republic who wanted a single house which was based…

— George Packer

Representative democracy is a remarkably blunt instrument. Hundreds of issues are bundled together at every election, yet the vote tends to swing on just…

— George Monbiot

I intend to do what I can, working with my congressional colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, to help bring about the changes to the practices…

— John McCain

I don't support direct democracy because I want a life, and that means I want to select people who work for me who do…

— Lawrence Lessig

Most Americans do really think that Muslims all want to take over and they don't want democracy and they want nothing but Islamic law.

— Martha Nussbaum

The membership survey was a great moment for inner-party democracy. We can't go back, nor do we want to. Our members are pouring their…

— Martin Schulz