Democracy Quote by Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

Religion may in most of its forms be defined as the belief that the gods are on the side of the government.

— Bertrand Russell

We no longer claim that a genuinely religious government can be democratic, but that it cannot be otherwise.

— Abdolkarim Soroush

Setting aside labels, I am somebody who believes that government in a democratic society should be representing the needs of the vast majority of…

— Bernie Sanders

“To prosper, a zoo needs parliamentary government, democratic elections, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of association, rule of law and everything…

— Yann Martel

The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the…

— Alexander Hamilton

Of government, at least in democratic states, it may be said briefly that it is an agency engaged wholesale, and as a matter of…

— H. L. Mencken

For liberalism is a delicate thing. It encompasses so much -- constitutional government, democratic elections, freedom of worship, civil rights, free trade -- that…

— Russell Shorto

A democratic form of government, a democratic way of life, presupposes free public education over a long period; it presupposes also an education for…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Under our institutions the only way to perfect the Government is to perfect the individual citizen. It is necessary to reach the mind and…

— Calvin Coolidge

We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.

— William Howard Taft

“There is no perfect government except in textbooks.”

— Jayson Lusk

“Unlimited power is the ideal thing when it is in safe hands. The despotism of heaven is the one absolutely perfect government, and earthly…

— Mark Twain