Democracy Quote by Toomas Hendrik Ilves

You can't have a free democracy if you don't have a free media that can provide vital and independent information to the people.

— Rupert Murdoch

One of my beliefs very strongly is that any democracy depends on a free, healthy press.

— Steve Jobs

In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need a free…

— Tzipi Livni

A flourishing, diverse media is essential to a functioning democracy.

— Owen Jones

An independent and free media is essential to ensure democracy.

— Warren Christopher

Democracy is a con game. It’s a word invented to placate people to make them accept a given institution. All institutions sing, ‘We are…

— Jacque Fresco

The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way to set…

— Barack Obama

Democracy rests upon two pillars: one, the principle that all men are equally entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and the…

— Louis D. Brandeis

The basic principles of democracy should be observed whatever the country - principles such as civil liberties, a free market, a free press, the…

— Vladimir Putin

Democracy means free television, not good television, but free.

— Johnny Carson

“Democracies are not lucky. They do not attract civic-minded leaders by chance. Rather, they attract survival-oriented leaders who understand that, given their dependence on…

— Bruce Bueno De Mesquita

The crisis of modern democracy is a profound one. Free elections, a free press and an independent judiciary mean little when the free market…

— Arundhati Roy