Democracy Quote by Robert Caro

One of the benefits of a properly functioning democracy is minority rights and majority rule.

— Noam Chomsky

And that is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed

— Lee Harvey Oswald

You have fewer rights because you are a minority. Absolutely, that’s how democracy works.

— Jacob Zuma

In a democracy, voting is a huge and most important right of a common man.

— Pankaj Tripathi

Democracy is an experiment, and the right of the majority to rule is no more inherent than the right of the minority to rule;…

— William Allen White

“Democracy is about the majority understanding that minorities have rights too.”

— Gavin Esler

Since the birth of our Nation, no other right has been more important than having the ability to vote. Unfortunately, as history has shown,…

— Jan Schakowsky

I think there is not enough understanding of the fact that in a democracy how you treat the security of the minority must be…

— Shabana Azmi

For democracy to function properly it requires accepting the absolute right of individuals and groups to campaign against decisions previously taken by majorities and…

— Dominic Grieve

Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority.

— Albert Camus

The most important element of democracy, I believe, is the protection of minorities.

— Shahin Najafi

Democracy is based on the majority principle. This is especially true in a country such as ours where the vast majority have been systematically…

— Nelson Mandela