Democracy Quote by Peter Carey

“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot…

— Louis D. Brandeis

“Sometimes it seems that everybody in the world is in favor of democracy, just as long as it gives them the result they want.”

— Jack Lessenberry

“Democracy is like a great play. It lasts more than one act. You must be patient,”

— Michael Dobbs

“A society without democracy is a society of slaves and fools.”

— Zaman Ali

“In other words, the government of the democracy is the only one under which the power which lays on taxes escapes the payment of…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“For the minority, what else is democracy than dictatorship?”

— Anna Jae

“Voting isn’t the most we can do, but it is the least. To have a democracy, you have to want one. Still,”

— Gloria Steinem

“The real reason for democracy is just the reverse. Mankind is so fallen that no man can be trusted with unchecked power over his…

— C.S. Lewis

“We can provide you democracy. When do you need it?”

— Ljupka Cvetanova

“Keep in mind that democracy merely gives power to the people; it does not ensure that power will be used wisely or humanely.”

— Rodney Stark

“There was something called democracy. As though men were more than physico-chemically equal.”

— Aldous Huxley

“I like the idea of democracy. You have to have someone everyone distrusts," said Brutha. "That way, everyone's happy.”

— Terry Pratchett