Democracy Quote by William De Witt Hyde

“Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.”

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”

— Winston S. Churchill

“Democracy is essentially government by the majority, and a majority may be stupid, unenlightened, foolish, misled, and corrupt.”

— John Hospers

“For the minority, what else is democracy than dictatorship?”

— Anna Jae

“Democracy is not simply a license to indulge individual whims and proclivities. It is also holding oneself accountable to some reasonable degree for the…

— Aberjhani

“Democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.”

— Winston Churchill

“Sometimes it seems that everybody in the world is in favor of democracy, just as long as it gives them the result they want.”

— Jack Lessenberry

“Success of democracy lies within the analytical thought of a common man.”

— M.H. Rakib

Democracy is "government of, by and for the people".

— Abraham Lincoln

“Democracy is like a great play. It lasts more than one act. You must be patient,”

— Michael Dobbs

“Keep in mind that democracy merely gives power to the people; it does not ensure that power will be used wisely or humanely.”

— Rodney Stark

“Democracy means that people respect the rights of others, including the right to be different.”

— Jerome Nathanson