Democracy Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Is a democracy, such as we know it, the last improvement possible in government? Is it not possible to take a step further towardsrecognizing…

— Henry David Thoreau

“Democracy requires accountability and consent of the governed, which is only possible if citizens know what is being done in their name.”

— Glenn Greenwald

“DEMOCRACY is a form of leading state in which the right and power" must be in the hands of the people and absolutely must…

— Khem Veasna

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

— Jerome Nathanson

“Success of democracy lies within the analytical thought of a common man.”

— M.H. Rakib

“Democracy is a most accommodating and charming form of government, full of variety and diversity,”

— William De Witt Hyde

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

— Anna Jae

“The circumstances of the world are continually changing, and the opinions of men change also,Government is for the living, and not for the dead;…

— Thomas Paine

“Democracy, we now know, is more than periodic elections in some countries, such elections have been used to legitimize essentially authoritarian regimes and deprive…

— Joseph E. Stiglitz

“democracy is about the conditions that make it possible for ordinary people to better their lives by becoming political beings and by making power…

— Sheldon S. Wolin

“We can provide you democracy. When do you need it?”

— Ljupka Cvetanova

“Keep in mind that democracy merely gives power to the people; it does not ensure that power will be used wisely or humanely.”

— Rodney Stark