Building Quote by Jim Hightower

democracy ... is not something that occurs overnight. It is not a gift delivered on a golden tray. Democracy is a long process of…

— Shirin Ebadi

Democracy is not an incident that happens overnight, nor a gift that America can give to the world. It is a culture which needs…

— Shirin Ebadi

Democracy is not something we have. It's something we do.

— Doris "Granny D" Haddock

Democracy is not what we have. It is what we do.

— Frances Moore Lappé

Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe.

— David Harsanyi

Democracy in some ways is a very illogical political system. When you win an election, you have to preserve the institutions that would make…

— Anne Applebaum

Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.

— Jon Voight

Democracy is not merely a form of Government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an…

— B. R. Ambedkar

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

Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing.

— Archibald MacLeish

Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. It can be easily lost, but is never finally won.

— William H. Hastie

Democracy depends on people speaking out, and in times of great crisis, on people creating a commotion.

— Howard Zinn