Democracy Quote by Kate Adie

Nothing so diminishes democracy as secrecy.

— Ramsey Clark

I believe that when you provide information to people, they become less fearful and they will engage more in their democracy if they are…

— Michael Moore

Information is the currency of democracy. It's denial must always be suspect.

— Ralph Nader

Democracy is not being well served as we're accustomed to. There is less information, there's less investigation, there's less analysis, there's less accountability.

— Edward Greenspon

Right to Information is a small concrete step in making our polity more democratic.

— Arvind Kejriwal

I have no doubt that the nation has suffered more from undue secrecy than from undue disclosure. The government takes good care of itself.

— Daniel Schorr

It's a difficult thing today to be informed about our government even without all the secrecy.

— Donald Rumsfeld

I would argue that in times of war, sealed lips sink entire democracies. If we don't have access to vital information, we lose everything.

— Ted Gup

Information is the currency of democracy.

— Thomas Jefferson

Remarkably, governments are beginning to embrace the idea that nothing enhances democracy more than giving voice and information to everybody in the country. Why…

— Mo Ibrahim

Democracy depends on information circulating freely in society.

— Katharine Graham

“Public access to government information is a fundamental prerequisite to a functioning democracy. A democratic system is based on the notion that government legitimacy…

— John Podesta