Democracy Quote by Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Sense isn’t democratic. An opinion uttered by 99 people does not necessarily make more sense than an opposing opinion that was uttered by one…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Democracy is essentially government by the majority, and a majority may be stupid, unenlightened, foolish, misled, and corrupt.”

— John Hospers

“Democracy meant all men were to be heard, and a decision was taken together as a people. Majority rule was a foreign notion. A…

— Nelson Mandela

“Voters, like history, are under no obligation to make sense.”

— Evan Mandery

“...the majority in a democracy has no more right to tyrannize over a minority than, under a different system, the latter would to oppress…

— Theodore Roosevelt

“What the majority thinks does not make it a truth by default, and what the majority wishes was true won't be just because they…

— Robin Sacredfire

“A majority opinion does not represent the ultimate decision because such a view is not unanimous and lacks general will.”

— Duop Chak Wuol

“Democracy is about the majority understanding that minorities have rights too.”

— Gavin Esler

“There is hope for you when your opinions are in opposition to those of the majority. Your brain mighty be working as it was…

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

“And so, when the chips are down, I must say, though not without a sense of repugnance, that if you wish to show your…

— Dag Solstad

“The democratic system cannot be operated without effective opposition. For, in making the great experiment of governing people by consent rather than by coercion,…

— Walter Lippmann

“Majority wins, but majority is not necessarily right and sometimes majority is awfully wrong.”

— Amit Kalantri