Democracy Quote by William Edgar Stafford

“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

“I’ve always been very concerned with democracy. If you can’t imagine you could be wrong, what’s the point of democracy? And if you can’t…

— Warren Berger

“Politicians tend only to like democracy when it is to their personal advantage (From LONE WOLF, p.50)”

— Len Webster

“Democracy doesn’t give everything, but it grants the freedom to be yourself and pursue what you need.”

— Bhuwan Thapaliya

“And so, when the chips are down, I must say, though not without a sense of repugnance, that if you wish to show your…

— Dag Solstad

“In a democracy we sometimes have to put up with things we don't life or approve of.”

— Stephen King

“Democracy is an excellent way of ensuring that nothing much gets done. There are always interests that might get trampled upon [and no elected…

— Edward De Bono

“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

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

— Anna Jae

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

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

“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