Democracy Quote by James Maxwell

“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 is like a great play. It lasts more than one act. You must be patient,”

— Michael Dobbs

“People will never get in touch with democracy. It's always surrounded by bodyguards.”

— Ljupka Cvetanova

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

— Anna Jae

“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

“Victory does not come to cowards;it comes to the brave ones.”

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

“Democracy is nonconformity; it is mutual loyalty, even when we have to attack one another's ideas - ideas, which, because they are always human,…

— Joost A. M. Meerloo

“Those who champion democracy, but make a fetish of never accepting anything they don't agree with -- what advantage do they see in democracy?”

— William Edgar Stafford

“Democracy, I say, is not based on violence or terrorism, but on reason, on fair play, on freedom, on respecting other people’s rights as…

— Martin Gilbert

“The role of leaders is not to get other people to follow them but to empower others to lead.”

— Bill George

“Your dream is not a democracy, listen to your heart not the masses.”

— Bernard Kelvin Clive

“Freedom is not reserved for those unwilling to fight for it.”

— Ben Carson M.D