Democracy Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

“A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

Ours is a government of liberty by, through, and under the law. A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Great nations of the world are moving toward democracy.

— George H. W. Bush

“Democracy ceases to be so if it is governed by permanent majoritarian identities of any kind.”

— Romila Thapar

Democracy is a life, and involves continual struggle.

— Robert M. La Follette, Sr

“In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist. It is against natural order that the…

— Jean Jacques Rousseau

Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. It can be easily lost, but is never finally won.

— William H. Hastie

A great democratic revolution is taking place in our midst.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse…

— Alexander Fraser Tytler

Democracy is the right choice and is the greatest form of government ever created.

— Max Lucado

Democracy cannot long survive when the people permit their lives to be dominated - economically or politically - by a powerful few.

— Helen Gahagan Douglas

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until a majority of voters discover that they can vote…

— Alexander Fraser Tytler