Commit Quote by Keith Ellison

Democracy is worth having, but it's something that you have to work on, you have to fight for.

— Lloyd Austin

Democracy is like blowing your nose. You may not do it well, but it's something you ought to do yourself.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

Democracy doesn't require a whole lot of work of its citizens, but it requires some: It requires taking a good look outside once in…

— Matt Taibbi

Democracy is something you have to participate in.

— Isabella Lovin

I've always felt like in a democracy - this is how I was raised - that as a citizen, it's your duty to work…

— Mikie Sherrill

Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it's something you do. You participate. If you stop…

— Abbie Hoffman

Democracy takes work. That's the thing we're really finding out, that, you know, in many ways, you know, the past two decades we've taken…

— David Frum

Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.

— Jon Voight

democracy ... is not something that occurs overnight. It is not a gift delivered on a golden tray. Democracy is a long process of…

— Shirin Ebadi

Democracy is not what we have. It is what we do.

— Frances Moore Lappé

If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy. The people have to take part. They have…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Democracy no longer means what it was meant to. It has been taken back into the workshop. Each of its institutions has been hollowed…

— Arundhati Roy