Democracy Quote by Michael Dobbs Download Open image ““Democracy is like a great play. It lasts more than one act. You must be patient,”” — Michael Dobbs ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Democracy
“Sometimes it seems that everybody in the world is in favor of democracy, just as long as it gives them the result they want.” — Jack Lessenberry Copy Share Image
“Democracy is a most accommodating and charming form of government, full of variety and diversity,” — William De Witt Hyde Copy Share Image
“Keep in mind that democracy merely gives power to the people; it does not ensure that power will be used wisely or humanely.” — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
“The good thing about democracy is that every vote counts. The problem with democracy is that every vote counts.” — Charbel Tadros Copy Share Image
“Democracy is the name we give the people whenever we need them.” — Gaston Arman de Caillavet Copy Share Image
“Voting isn’t the most we can do, but it is the least. To have a democracy, you have to want one. Still,” — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.” — Harry Emerson Fosdick Copy Share Image
“Success of democracy lies within the analytical thought of a common man.” — M.H. Rakib Copy Share Image
“Democracy is not just a system, it is an idea that we all have value.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“O’Neill jumped out into the road, jammed a note into the driver’s hand, and dodged another motorcyclist as he made his way past the… — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“His deepest need was that people should like him. An admirable trait that; in a spaniel. Or a whore.” — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“Bismarck defined political intuition as the ability to hear, before anybody else, “the distant hoofbeats of history.” — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“The most enduring lesson of the Cuban missile crisis is that, in a world with nuclear weapons, a classic military victory is an illusion.… — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“The closest contact they had with the enemy was a playful sign that boasted: “Worldwide delivery in 30 minutes or less—or your next one… — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“And even if fairies built a nest in the bottom of my garden and it should turn out that I have to live for… — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“JFK's great virtue, and the essential difference between him and George W. Bush, was that he had an instinctive appreciation for the chaotic forces… — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“It’s not respect but fear that motivates a man; that’s how empires are built and revolutions begin. It is the secret of great men.… — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
If the members of parliament no longer consider themselves mandatories of the taxpayers but deputies of those receiving salaries, wages, subsidies, doles, and other… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
For not only every democracy, but certainly every republic, bears within itself the seeds of its own destruction. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
There is plenty of time for Republicans to have a Macaca moment. But right now, as of October 17, 2014, the Republican Senate candidates… — Matthew Continetti Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Vote for Donald Trump. You're going to see something and you'll be so happy, you'll be so thrilled. This [presidential] election is about every… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Failure to find a way to incorporate political Islam in democracy, however uncomfortable its ideology is for secular liberals, will mean we have given… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
