Came Quote by Mo Ibrahim

The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because there…

— Simon Bolivar

Under the pressure of fanaticism, and with the mob complacently applauding the show, democratic law tends more and more to be grounded upon the…

— H. L. Mencken

I am pleased to see from the laughter on the Ministerial benches that there is no implication on their part to take Sir Oswald…

— Clement Attlee

“Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum could clamp down on the rights their forefathers…

— E.A. Bucchianeri

That was the miracle of Abraham Lincoln, politician. He pursued the high purpose of moving justice forward via the low arts of patronage and…

— Joe Klein

“The essence of its failure was that it could not sustain unity. In its early stages its citizens, both patrician and plebeian, had a…

— H.G. Wells

“in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power.”

— Suzanne Collins

“All those things happened before the reforms that ended bureaucratic practices. And those reforms made it possible for decisive men to take charge and…

— Andreas Christensen

Vajpayee had a much bigger stature than Mr Modi. He knew how to run a coalition government very successfully.

— Naveen Patnaik

“A pattern of appointing cronies and loyalists in key positions emerged at the outset of Zuma's presidency. He was mindful that he could still…

— Jacques Pauw

Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy,…

— Olusegun Obasanjo

It was strange, how readily authority could be conjured with nothing but a bit of strutting jackassery.

— Scott Lynch