Consent of the governed Quote by Jonathan Capehart

Once one accepts the premise of the Declaration of Independence - that governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed" -…

— Thomas I. Emerson

“Democracy requires accountability and consent of the governed, which is only possible if citizens know what is being done in their name.”

— Glenn Greenwald

Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

— Anonymous

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

— George Bernard Shaw

Democracy is a device that ensures the people shall be governed no better than they deserve.

— Anthony Scaramucci

Let the people decide whom to vote for, who has more authority. And only people, only our citizens, are able to place the final…

— Dmitry Medvedev

“Democracy, as a form of government, is utterly repugnant to—is the very antithesis of—the traditional American system: that of a Republic, as expressed in…

— Joseph Befumo

Freedom for every nation must be based in a organized manner.Otherwise it will called as democracy.

— Sumesh Nair

This is democracy: the citizens can vote anyone to power.

— Amit Shah

“DEMOCRACY is a form of leading state in which the right and power" must be in the hands of the people and absolutely must…

— Khem Veasna

Democracy is a bundle of rights and freedoms wrestled from the powerful. Our rulers only surrender their power when compelled to - when the…

— Owen Jones

Here, in this very first paragraph of the Declaration, is the assertion of the natural right of all to the ballot; for how can…

— Susan B. Anthony