Democracy Quotes

Invite to Democracy Quotes, your one-stop location for all the inspiring and provocative quotes about democracy. Here, you will locate a collection of quotes from several of the globe's most prominent leaders, thinkers, and also protestors, all of whom have added to the development of democracy. From the ancient Greeks to modern activists, these quotes will help you get a better understanding of the relevance of democracy and its effect on our lives. Whether you're trying to find a quote to share with your friends or a quote to motivate your very own ideas, you'll locate it right here. So, explore our collection of democracy quotes and locate the one that speaks to you.
Small: Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage
H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
Small: Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people
Oscar Wilde
"Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board
Grover Cleveland
"The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board"
Grover Cleveland, President
Small: The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the ma
"The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections"
Lord Acton, Historian
Small: Democracy is beautiful in theory in practice it is a fallacy
Benito Mussolini
"Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy"
Benito Mussolini, Politician
Small: Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood
Augusto Pinochet
"Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood"
Augusto Pinochet, Soldier
Small: Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses
H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
Small: All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy
"All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy"
Alfred E. Smith, Politician
Small: Everybodys for democracy in principle. Its only in practice that the thing gives rise to stiff objections
"Everybody's for democracy in principle. It's only in practice that the thing gives rise to stiff objections"
Meg Greenfield, Editor
Small: Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven
H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
Small: Democracy cannot survive without the guidance of a creative minority
Harlan Stone
"Democracy cannot survive without the guidance of a creative minority"
Harlan Stone, Lawyer
Small: To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy
Bertrand Russell
"To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor
"Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor"
James Russell Lowell, Poet
Small: I like the noise of democracy
"I like the noise of democracy"
James Buchanan, President
Small: Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing. What is necessary
"Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing. What is necessary now is one thing and one thing only that democracy become again democracy in action, not democracy accomplished and piled up in goods and gold"
Archibald MacLeish, Poet
Small: A healthy democracy requires a decent society it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respec
Charles W. Pickering
"A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful"
Charles W. Pickering, Judge
Small: Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable
"Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable"
Shimon Peres, Statesman
Small: Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes
"Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it needs amending; sometimes it needs defending. Always, it needs improving"
Lee H. Hamilton, Politician
Small: After each war there is a little less democracy to save
"After each war there is a little less democracy to save"
Brooks Atkinson, Critic
Small: Television is democracy at its ugliest
Paddy Chayefsky
"Television is democracy at its ugliest"
Paddy Chayefsky, Playwright
Small: Without democracy there is no freedom. Violence, no matter who is using it, is always reactionary
Friedrich Ebert
"Without democracy there is no freedom. Violence, no matter who is using it, is always reactionary"
Friedrich Ebert, Politician
Small: Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard
H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
Small: Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the cor
George Bernard Shaw
"Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure
Ronald Reagan
"Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure"
Ronald Reagan, President
Small: A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government
Frank Lloyd Wright
"A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is only an expedient to enslave man to the machine and make him like it"
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
Small: Once you dont vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democ
Ralph Nader
"Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy"
Ralph Nader, Lawyer
Small: Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues as it posse
J.B. Priestley
"Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues as it possessed, is now being bombed and burned into democracy"
J.B. Priestley, Writer
Small: The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openn
Niels Bohr
"The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness"
Niels Bohr, Physicist
Small: A central claim of the Bush administrations foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East
"A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East is the cure for terrorism"
Timothy Garton Ash, Author
Small: Im tired of hearing it said that democracy doesnt work. Of course it doesnt work. We are supposed to work it
"I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it"
Alexander Woollcott, Critic
Small: We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a Jordanian model
"We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a 'Jordanian model' that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come"
King Hussein I, Statesman
Small: While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty
"While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty"
Charles Evans Hughes, Judge
Small: Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East
"Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East"
Jack Schwartz, Scientist
Small: In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks
"In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks"
Chris Patten, Politician
Small: Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance
H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
Small: Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few
George Bernard Shaw
"Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: Democracy is the road to socialism
Karl Marx
"Democracy is the road to socialism"
Karl Marx, Philosopher
Small: Advertising is the very essence of democracy
"Advertising is the very essence of democracy"
Anton Chekhov, Dramatist
Small: Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor
"Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor"
James Russell Lowell, Poet
Small: Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible it is then an emanation of virtue it is less a distinct
Maximilien Robespierre
"Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country"
Maximilien Robespierre, Leader
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