Democracy Quote by Madeleine Albright

I am more convinced than ever that a lively two party system is essential to our democracy.

— Stockwell Day

A Republic without parties is a complete anomaly. The histories of all popular governments show absurd is the idea of their attempting to exist…

— Franklin Pierce

Democracy is an awful way to run a country, but it's the best system we have.

— Winston Churchill

A two-party system is way too good for those two parties.

— Penn Jillette

Remember that a civilized nation cannot just have one party; if there were only one party, this would merely be a dictatorship. Politics could…

— Sun Yat-sen

Why not let the main parties wither? Because I know of no better vehicle than the political party to enable those with common values…

— Chuka Umunna

In the final analysis it doesn't really matter what the political system is...We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.

— Cesar Chavez

Democratic institutions are necessary and very important, and if I remained at the head of government, it could be an obstacle to democratic practice.…

— Dalai Lama

You can offer the ability to citizens to choose from one of the two parties and elect their leaders as much as you want.…

— Glenn Greenwald

The more there is a need to talk about the ideals of democracy, the less democratic the system usually is.

— Noam Chomsky

Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.

— Naguib Mahfouz

Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life

— Mikhail Gorbachev