Admire Quote by Jacob Zuma

In a democracy, people tend to get the kind of government they deserve.

— John Lanchester

We in the United States are very often - since we are a democracy and we have national interests, we've often made the mistake…

— George Soros

Democracies are notorious for a tendency to obey the feelings rather than the mind; thus the nature of democracies often makes itdifficult to conclude…

— Amos Elon

It is in a way a mystery that, instead of demanding that their governments give primary attention to their own needs and aspirations, most…

— J. William Fulbright

Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their…

— Barack Obama

I really believe there is something in the nature of a democracy that naturally leads people to distrust the government, to assume because a…

— Christopher Bollen

When you look at every government, they're our elected officials, and you have to have some form of respect for them.

— Brian Littrell

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

The proper response toward what we occasionally imagine to be democracy, methinks, is to retain one's self-respect by not participating in it.

— Fred Reed

Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.

— Lord Acton

The assumption that everyone in government is a bad actor imperils our democracy.

— Asha Rangappa

There is a dualism inherent in democracy--opposing forces pushing against each other, always. Culture clashes. Different belief systems. All coming together to create this…

— Libba Bray