Bread Quote by Robert A. Heinlein

“The America of my time line is a laboratory example of what can happen to democracies, what has eventually happened to all perfect democracies…

— Robert A. Heinlein

When a citizen gives his suffrage to a man of known immorality he abuses his trust; he sacrifices not only his own interest, but…

— Noah Webster

[In a democracy] a common passion or interest will, in almost every case , be felt by a majority of the whole; a communication…

— James Madison

The truest test of a democracy is in the ability of anyone to act as he likes, so long as he does not injure…

— Mahatma Gandhi

The beauty of a democracy is that you never can tell when a youngster is born what he is going to do with himself,…

— Woodrow Wilson

For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility;…

— John F. Kennedy

Our democracy flourishes when people stand up for themselves and engage in the political process.

— Maggie Hassan

“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

Democracy works when people claim it as their own

— Bill Moyers

In a democracy the people choose a leader in whom they trust. Then the chosen leader says, 'Now shut up and obey me.' People…

— Max Weber

The whole idea of a democracy is that we ourselves, the people, are supposed to make a path of our politics, and it is…

— Eugene Jarecki

And a democracy, I suppose, comes into being when the poor, winning the victory, put to death some of the other party, drive out…

— Plato