Big Quote by Pramila Jayapal

If allowed, democracy does actually work.

— John McDonnell

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.

— Alexander Woollcott

Having a representative democracy requires the confidence of the voters in the system. And if voters lose confidence in the system they can make…

— Richard Painter

But democracy needs structure to work, in the form of laws and policies.

— Katty Kay

The effect of a representative democracy is to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body…

— James Madison

There are a lot of problems with democracy. We need to think about how to find the people most qualified for the job.

— Frankie Boyle

I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

I understand democracy as something that gives the weak the same chance as the strong.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Democracy is something you have to participate in.

— Isabella Lovin

I am a firm believer in democratic representative government as the best form for those who have the tolerance and self-restraint that is required…

— Bertrand Russell

I do not want to abandon representative democracy. I want to see it balanced by popular sovereignty, especially the variety known as deliberative democracy.

— George Monbiot

Democracy is like blowing your nose. You may not do it well, but it's something you ought to do yourself.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton