Country Quote by George Orwell

“In the case of a word like democracy, not only is there no agreed definition, but the attempt to make one is resisted from…

— Mick Hume

When we say 'democracy' we have to mean what we say.

— Jean-Bertrand Aristide

I cannot too often repeat that Democracy is a word the real gist of which still sleeps, quite unawakened, notwithstanding the resonance and the…

— Walt Whitman

Democratic regimes may be defined as those in which, every now and then, the people are given the illusion of being sovereign, while the…

— Benito Mussolini

Democracy is the name we give to the people each time we need them

— Henri Frederic Amiel

I am not concerned with dodging the odium of the word. The proposed definition of democracy is socialistic . . . (democracy) should be…

— Herbert Croly

Democracy is a con game. It’s a word invented to placate people to make them accept a given institution. All institutions sing, ‘We are…

— Jacque Fresco

[For business after WWII ] democracy means getting people to regard government as an alien force that's robbing them and oppressing them, not as…

— Noam Chomsky

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

— Oscar Wilde

Everywhere in the world, we're aware that democracy has incredible flaws and that the word has been used, especially in the United States, to…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

In my opinion, using different kinds of epithets and adjectives in connection with the word democracy is a sign of mere hypocrisy, to put…

— Garry Kasparov

Did I say "republic?" By God, yes, I said "republic!" Long live the glorious republic of the United States of America. Damn democracy. It…

— Westbrook Pegler