Democracy Quotes

Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets in the way of it is politicians and apathy. Henry Rollins
Democracy People Voting Important Politicians Think I Think Way Given Ecosystem Important People America Gets Apathy
The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing. Caroline Kennedy
Democracy Law Political Independence Judiciary Our Rule Rule Of Law Independent Winds Make Judges Bedrock Blowing Decisions Means Who
You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists. Abbie Hoffman
Freedom Democracy You Gives Measure Assimilated
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. James Bovard
Democracy Voting Dinner Sheep Must Something More Wolves Than Two
We've become, now, an oligarchy instead of a democracy. I think that's been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical standards to the American political system that I've ever seen in my life. Jimmy Carter
Life Democracy Political My Life Seen Become Think Worst System Moral Instead Been American Political System Ethical Standards Now Ever Oligarchy Basic Damage
The rule of law is the basis for any democracy. And without the rule of law in democracy, you have chaos. Meles Zenawi
Democracy You Law Chaos Rule Rule Of Law Without Any Basis
Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state. Noam Chomsky
Democracy State Totalitarian Totalitarian State Propaganda
I'm going to try and make people realize that in order to live the life they are living, they need to have democracy, and it's being threatened. Elijah Cummings
Life Democracy People Try Live Living Threatened Make Going Being Order Realize Need
I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me. Langston Hughes
Me Democracy Everybody See Lord Still Swear Means Why
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? Mahatma Gandhi
Democracy Liberty Destruction Totalitarianism Mad Name Dead Wrought Make Does Difference Whether Holy Homeless Orphans
A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy. Aldous Huxley
War Democracy Country Unless Tyrant Must No Country Obedient Head Perfectly Highly Democratic Well Makes Scientific Governed Cease Effectively Trained Bureaucracy Modern Modern War Which Really Even Prepared Prepares Necessarily
Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins. Edward Kennedy
Democracy Integrity Poison Lifeblood Veins Deceit
In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, they had 500 years of democracy and peace - and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. Graham Greene
Love Democracy Peace Brotherly Had Renaissance Terror Cuckoo Years Italy Clock Bloodshed Michelangelo Did Warfare Produce Produced Leonardo Leonardo Da Vinci Switzerland
I really rebel against this idea that politics has to be a place full of ego and where you're constantly focused on scoring hits against each one another. Yes, we need a robust democracy, but you can be strong, and you can be kind. Jacinda Ardern
Politics Democracy You Ego Strong Be Kind Be Strong Focused Kind Constantly Idea Another Robust Scoring Yes Hits Where Place Against Really Full Rebel Each Each One Need
If someone says, 'Democracy is a sham, those people don't speak for me... the system's rigged,' you say, 'Vote.' Someone says, 'I was making a statement by not voting,' and then you say, 'Well I can't hear it.' Jesse Williams
Me Democracy You Vote People Speak Voting Statement Say Those Says System Someone Sham Well Making Hear Then Rigged
Political civility is not about being polite to each other. It's about reclaiming the power of 'We the People' to come together, debate the common good and call American democracy back to its highest values amid our differences. Parker Palmer
Good Democracy Together People Political Debate Values Power Differences Other Back Our About Civility Highest Come Call Polite American Common Being Common Good Each
Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy. Plato
Democracy Tyranny Out Arises Naturally
Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and allow it to turn into scare tactics, it's no longer democracy, is it? It's something else. It may be an inch away from totalitarianism. Sam Shepard
Democracy You Care Totalitarianism Else Responsible Scare Something Something Else Tactics Take Allow Take Care Soon Longer Very May Stop Being Turn Being Responsible Inch Away Thing Fragile Fragile Thing
Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its citizens. William Beveridge
Democracy Ignorance Evil Weed Citizens Cultivate Dictators Afford May Which Among
People have the right to protest - that's what democracy is all about. I have no problem with people exercising their democratic rights. Condoleezza Rice
Democracy Rights People Problem About No Problem Democratic Protest Exercising Right
In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy. Fran Lebowitz
Democracy Capitalism Communism Country Triumphed Over Soviet Soviet Union Union
If we put our trust in the common sense of common men and 'with malice toward none and charity for all' go forward on the great adventure of making political, economic and social democracy a practical reality, we shall not fail. Henry A. Wallace
Great Democracy Trust Reality Charity Political Men Sense Our Shall Economic Put Fail Toward Adventure Practical None Making Go Malice Common Common Sense Social Social Democracy Forward
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. Oscar Wilde
Democracy People Simply For The People Means By The People
Democracy passes into despotism. Plato
Government Democracy Despotism Passes
What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class. Alexis de Tocqueville
Great Democracy Class Men Important Rich Way Remain Most Exist Hands Same Form Should Fortunes
Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame. Bertrand Russell
Democracy Man Blame People Get Process Which Choose
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