Bring Quote by Jim Sensenbrenner

“The democratic nations that have introduced freedom into their political constitution at the very time when they were augmenting the despotism of their administrative…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“Democracy, we now know, is more than periodic elections in some countries, such elections have been used to legitimize essentially authoritarian regimes and deprive…

— Joseph E. Stiglitz

“Observing the volatile nature of the new democracies, I came vividly to see how unimportant a part of democracy are elections, in comparison with…

— Roger Scruton

Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free…

— Andrew Jackson

I think one of the brilliant parts of our democracy is how resilient it is. We are each allowed to have our own beliefs…

— Brad Feld

The men and women of our armed forces played an instrumental role in the election process - securing polling sites and providing security -…

— John M. McHugh

Elections are a festival of democracy. Everyone must join this festival of democracy and strengthen it.

— Narendra Modi

Every democracy is constructed day-to-day. And the electoral process reduces and minimalizes every single aspect of human complexity. We're putting it into pamphlets. We're…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

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

This power of democracy is a matter of pride for our country, something which we must always cherish, preserve and further strengthen.

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

In 21st-century America, as in Georgian Britain, elections are raucous, flamboyant, flag-waving, expensive, and sometimes ramshackle things.

— Linda Colley

Voting in this country has essentially been relegated to a very fledging group of election officials, who receive no training and operate on shoestring…

— DeForest Soaries