Democracy Quote by J.F.R. Jacob

“Hence we may overthrow the error of those who think to form the moral character of others by speaking well and doing ill; forgetting…

— Dante Alighieri

“It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the…

— Anonymous

“Campaigns and elections are the process in which democracy separates the willing from the able, and goes with the willing.”

— Jon Stewart

Speak to me, Jacob, do not play the tyrant. Speak to me.

— Maria McCann

“Sometimes it seems that everybody in the world is in favor of democracy, just as long as it gives them the result they want.”

— Jack Lessenberry

“Democracy in a country where the public is uneducated is no different from having a dictatorship or an elected king.”

— O.Z. Livaneli

“Fathers are ironic, they want democracy in their country but dictatorship in their home.”

— Amit Kalantri

“We must train our 'future candidates' on not only how to win elections but how to govern well.”

— Fela Durotoye

“I remember when I first started learning about democratic elections. I couldn’t believe it was really possible for people to choose those who governed…

— Hillary Adrienne Stern

“Democracy is, among other things, the ability to say 'no' to the boss. But a man cannot say 'no' to the boss, unless he…

— Aldous Huxley

“In a dictatorship you must be careful about what you say. In a democracy you can say whatever you want… the important is that…

— Dario de Judicibus

“I have stated that a democracy is always two years behind the dictator.”

— Winston Churchill