Democracy Quote by Noam Chomsky

The question in brief, is whether democracy and freedom are values to be preserved or threats to be avoided . . . democracy and…

— Noam Chomsky

Democracy is the absolute value that makes for human dignity, as well as the only road to sustained economic development and social justice.

— Anonymous

Sooner or later a democracy which is to survive has to be able to rely upon that enlargement of vision and purpose of those…

— Ordway Tead

Democracy is the product of human thought and reasoning. It's true that philosophers and thinkers have always imagined a utopia in which everything is…

— Simin Behbahani

Democracy rests upon two pillars: one, the principle that all men are equally entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and the…

— Louis D. Brandeis

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish…

— Woodrow Wilson

Freedom in a democracy is the glory of the state, and, therefore, in a democracy only will the freeman of nature deign to dwell.

— Plato

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

— Ronald Reagan

The democratic ideal springs from the ideas of liberty, equality, majority rule through free elections, protection of the rights of minorities, and freedom to…

— Saul Alinsky

We have advanced far enough to say that democracy is a way of life. We have yet to realize that it is a way…

— John Dewey

Democracy is our most valuable possession. Upholding it is our duty and our responsibility. This means a continuous, decisive and self-confident argument; it means…

— Wolfgang Thierse

For us, democracy is a question of human dignity. This includes the political liberties, the right to freely express our views, the right to…

— Olof Palme