Balance Quote by Libba Bray

America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of…

— David Brooks

Democracy is extremely complex; it is extremely concrete. It's about constantly choosing, finding, developing practical options within the common good. Constantly searching for how…

— John Ralston Saul

It's healthy to have differing opinions in a democracy, but we have to respect each other and challenge ourselves to do better - to…

— Jason Collins

The struggle for democracy has to be maintained on as many fronts as culture has aspects: political, economic, international, educational, scientific and artistic, religious.

— John Dewey

It's a big, complicated democracy, and one of the strengths of our country is... its rich diversity.

— Valerie Jarrett

My notion of democracy is that under it the weakest shall have the same opportunities as the strongest.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Government and culture are two diametrically opposed forces - the one blinds and oppresses, the other uplifts and unites.

— Chuck D

I understand democracy as something that gives the weak the same chance as the strong.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way to set…

— Barack Obama

Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.

— Lord Acton

As long as the differences and diversities of mankind exist, democracy must allow for compromise, for accommodation, and for the recognition of differences.

— Eugene McCarthy

The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.

— Barack Obama