Democracy Quote by Jimmy Breslin

In the scheme of our national government, the presidency is preeminently the people's office.

— Grover Cleveland

His [the President's] office is anything he has the sagacity and force to make it.

— Woodrow Wilson

The office of the president is the most powerful in the world. It is also, at times, the most powerless.

— Mark McKinnon

Well, when did this become a monarchy? You know, we are the people. The president works for us and, you know, we need to…

— Benjamin Carson

As soon as politicians start climbing up the ladder, they suddenly become kings. I don't know how it works, but what I do know…

— Jose Mujica

The presidency is not an office job.

— Jakaya Kikwete

Presidents are not kings.

— Ketanji Brown Jackson

The office of the presidency is what's important, no matter who's in it.

— Powers Boothe

Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.

— William J. Clinton

A monarchy is like a man-of-war--bad shots between wind and water hurt it exceedingly; there is danger of capsizing. But democracy is a raft.…

— Joseph Cook

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious…

— H.L. Mencken

The presidency is not an office job. If I only sit in the office in Dar es Salaam I'm not running the country.

— Jakaya Kikwete