Democracy Quote by John McCain

America does not at the moment have a functioning democracy.

— Jimmy Carter

The essence of what exists in the U.S. is not democracy but capitalism - imperialism. What the U.S. spreads around the world is not…

— Bob Avakian

The United States doesn't do what it does in the world for altruistic reasons. Nobody set out to be the world's government.

— Michael Mandelbaum

America has no functioning democracy at this moment.

— Jimmy Carter

America does not need to continue to have regime change throughout the world, nation-building.

— Rand Paul

The US has not imposed democracy in Yemen, its people have.

— Anonymous

The United States can only lead a world that's prepared to follow.

— Bret Stephens

“The United States of America, as defined in The Constitution thereof, is not a democracy, nor was it ever envisioned as such or intended…

— Joseph Befumo

I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people.

— Richard Armitage

I don't want to get too nuanced, but we have the electoral college in the United States and that means we don't have direct…

— Moby

American democracy is supposed to be the paradigm for the rest of the world.

— Robert F. Kennedy, Jr

Democracy is just a word. You have to give it meaning. The US is not a democracy. Most Americans do not vote. We haven't…

— Ramsey Clark