Democracy Quotes - Page 11

Democracy is a life, and involves continual struggle.

Democracy can survive anything except Democrats

An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy

I am trying to create awareness of the true concept of democracy.

The tragedy of the modern democracies is that they have not yet succeeded in realizing democracy.

At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper-no amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly diminish the overwhelming importance of the point.

The Tory party is the enemy of democracy.

In the world there is no democracy better than our democracy. Such a thing has never before been seen.

In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy.

In an autocracy, one person has his way; in an aristocracy, a few people have their way; in a democracy, no one has his way.

It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy

Ankh-Morpork had dallied with many forms of government and had ended up with that form of democracy known as One Man, One Vote. The Patrician was the Man; he had the Vote.

I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.

Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt.

A democracy is ... accounted the meanest and worst of all forms of government.

Democracy is all about not electing the wrong man-eating lizard.

Reality has changed, and we changed with it. However, I never changed sides. I have always been on the side of justice, democracy and social equality.

Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.

Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

I believe that during these times, we should not forget that many sacrificed to regain our democracy.

Eternal Vigilance is the price of democracy.

The greatest fallacy of democracy is that everyone's opinion is worth the same.

If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: thou shalt not ration justice.

The motive power of democracy is love

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.