Citizens Quote by James Madison

A pure democracy is generally a very bad government, It is often the most tyrannical government on earth; for a multitude is often rash,…

— Noah Webster

Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights. It is founded on the natural equality of mankind.…

— John Quincy Adams

A democracy is a state in which the poor, gaining the upper hand, kill some and banish others, and then divide the offices among…

— Plato

Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of government. It…

— Brian Eno

A pure Democracy, by which I mean a Society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the Government in person,…

— James Madison

My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are brought about without…

— Anonymous

Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody indiscriminately and not for the benefit of a privileged…

— George Bernard Shaw

Democracy: An institution in which the whole is equal to the scum of the parts.

— Keith Preston

A democracy is more than a form of government; it is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience.

— John Dewey

A democracy is a state which recognizes the subjection of the minority to the majority, that is, an organization for the systematic use of…

— Vladimir Lenin

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employments.

— Aristotle

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employment.

— Aristotle