Compromise Quote by Karl Popper

The best defense against democracy is to distract people.

— Noam Chomsky

Democracy is not a good that people can enjoy without trouble. It is, on the contrary, a treasure that must be daily defended and…

— Ludwig von Mises

“Democracy is an excellent way of ensuring that nothing much gets done. There are always interests that might get trampled upon [and no elected…

— Edward De Bono

Democratic openings that come about in that way - the overthrow of a totalitarian government by external powers - it makes it really hard…

— Condoleezza Rice

Reaching compromise does not signal weakness, but rather is a sign of strength. The ability to compromise is the backbone of democracy.

— Frank-Walter Steinmeier

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy…

— Hubert H. Humphrey

Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.

— Reinhold Niebuhr

“Defending democracy" also sounds fine; but to defend democracy by military means, one must be militarily efficient and one cannot become militarily efficient without…

— Aldous Huxley

The greatest way to defend democracy is to make it work.

— Tommy Douglas

If there is one conclusion to which human experience unmistakably points it is that democratic ends demand democratic methods for their realization.

— John Dewey

There is a cost for democracy. It is worth the cost when it comes to opening up access for voters.

— Nina Turner

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

— Anonymous