Democratic Quote by Samantha Power

Remember, until the 1970s, the spread of democracy has always been accompanied by the decline of inequality. The more democratic our societies have been,…

— Ivan Krastev

Democracy may become frenzied, but it has feelings and can be moved. As for aristocracy, it is always cold and never forgives.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

...it happens that society is saved as often as the circle of its ruling class is narrowed, as often as a more exclusive interest…

— Karl Marx

We believe the way social change occurs in the United States, over the last 200 years, is the democratic process.

— Tom Steyer

If a [democratic] society displays less brilliance than an aristocracy, there will also be less wretchedness; pleasures will be less outrageous and wellbeing will…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

I want people to understand that, look, we're in a period of democratic deficit, democratic recession. There are fewer democracies in the world today…

— David Frum

Democracy turns upon and devours itself. Universal suffrage, in theory the palladium of our liberties, becomes the assurance of our slavery. And that slavery…

— H. L. Mencken

The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived.

— John Quincy Adams

“From the late 19th century until the 1970s, the advanced societies of the West were all becoming less unequal. Thanks to progressive taxation, government…

— Tony Judt

An honest examination of democratic decline would look at the ways in which our counter-majoritarian institutions are thwarting the public will - as expressed…

— Jamelle Bouie

“The most durable kind of change is that which is people-driven. In each of our transitions - from colonialism to independence, to development and…

— SBYudhoyono

Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their…

— Ivan Krastev