Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. – James Russell Lowell
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. – George Bernard Shaw
Democracy is the road to socialism. – Karl Marx
Democracy is the most veiled form of tyranny.
Of course, the aim of a constitutional democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the majority. – Cornel West
People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote – a very different thing. – Walter H. Judd
It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. – Winston Churchill
In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. – Aristotle
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development. – Kofi Annan
A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employment – Aristotle
Democracy is the name we give the people whenever we need them. – Marquis de Flers Robert and Arman de Caillavet
Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone’s slave. – Karl Kraus
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does. – Will Rogers
Democracy arose from men’s thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely. – Aristotle
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated. – G. K. Chesterton
Democracy is essentially a political system that recognizes the equality of humans before the law.
No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime. Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts off from its youth severs its lifeline.” – Kofi Annan
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard. – H. L. Mencken
I understand democracy as something that gives the weak the same chance as the strong. – Mohandas Gandhi
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. – Aristotle
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