Advantage Quote by Olusegun Obasanjo

“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

The essence of democracy is not that everyone makes and administers laws but that lawgivers and rulers should be dependent on the people's will…

— Ludwig von Mises

We shouldn't waste any more time in making sure that democracy is properly rooted in our political life and the supremacy of the law…

— Ahmet Necdet Sezner

Democracy is not what we have. It is what we do.

— Frances Moore Lappé

Democracy is a great institution and, therefore, it is liable to be greatly abused.

— Mahatma Gandhi

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy…

— Hubert H. Humphrey

Democracy cannot be forced upon a society, neither is it a gift that can be held forever. It has to be struggled hard for…

— Heinz Galinski

“on Democracies: "there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is that such democracies…

— James Madison

We must defend democracy using its own mechanisms, through explaining and exemplifying its merits rather than through the heavy-handed and arbitrary silencing of its…

— Deeyah Khan

Democracy is a bundle of rights and freedoms wrestled from the powerful. Our rulers only surrender their power when compelled to - when the…

— Owen Jones

We need to balance between democracy and law and order.

— Nguyen Phu Trong

Democracy is worth having, but it's something that you have to work on, you have to fight for.

— Lloyd Austin