Democracies Quote by Timothy Snyder

“Democracies may die at the hands not of generals but of elected leaders—presidents or prime ministers who subvert the very process that brought them…

— Steven Levitsky

“But there is another way to break a democracy. It is less dramatic but equally destructive. Democracies may die at the hands not of…

— Steven Levitsky

“Since the turn of the millennium, and particularly over the last decade, no fewer than twenty-five democracies have failed around the world, three of…

— Edward Luce

Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America 's leadership…

— Bob Riley

Few revolutions succeed, and when they do, you often discover they did not gain what you hoped for, and you condemn yourself to perpetual…

— Francesco Guicciardini

“on Democracies: "there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is that such democracies…

— James Madison

We should recall that during the Second World War and the Great Depression there was an upsurge in popular, radical democracy. In all over…

— Noam Chomsky

“Democracy, we now know, is more than periodic elections in some countries, such elections have been used to legitimize essentially authoritarian regimes and deprive…

— Joseph E. Stiglitz

As the 20th century ended, there were around 120 democracies in the world - and I can assure you more are on the way.

— George W. Bush

“All those things happened before the reforms that ended bureaucratic practices. And those reforms made it possible for decisive men to take charge and…

— Andreas Christensen

Everywhere that the struggle for national freedom has triumphed, once the authorities agreed, there were military coups d'etat that overthrew their leaders. That is…

— Ahmed Ben Bella

“Revolutions as often take place because the old regime simply collapse out of economic inefficiency and bureaucratic rigidity rather than for the reasons given…

— Bernard Crick