Asked Quote by Mustafa Akyol

Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy; there…

— Shirin Ebadi

Far from an excess of majority rule, American democracy has seen the rise of minority rule, with efforts to entrench it in the states.

— Jamelle Bouie

And when I speak, I don't speak as a Democrat. Or a Republican. Nor an American. I speak as a victim of America's so-called…

— Malcolm X

Democracy is buying a big house you can't afford with money you don't have to impress people you wish were dead. And, unlike communism,…

— Johnny Carson

Democracy does not contain any force which will check the constant tendency to put more and more on the public payroll. The state is…

— Plato

Work democracy does not wish to prevent or prohibit anything. Its only intention is the fulfilment of the biological life functions, of love, work…

— Wilhelm Reich

If you have reservations about the system and want to change it, the democratic argument goes, do so within the system: put yourself forward…

— J. M. Coetzee

There does not have to be trade-off between growth and social protection. A democracy does not mean much if it doesn't respond to the…

— Michelle Bachelet

“Prosperity and democracy does seem to be a good way to wean a population off massive alcohol abuse.”

— Oliver Bullough

Democracy in itself does not define or guarantee a free society. History has told many stories of democratic societies that have degenerated into corruption,…

— Richard Ebeling

“when your actions towards acquiring leadership in any country portrays blatant mischief orchestrated towards disregarding the concepts of the constitution, you do not only…

— Akuku Mach Pep

Democracy does not require perfect equality, but it does require that citizens share a common life. What matters is that people of different backgrounds…

— Michael Sandel