People should not be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people. – Alan Moore
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. – George Bernard Shaw
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the people discover they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that democracy always collapses over a loose fiscal policy – to be followed by a dictatorship. – Alexander Fraser Tytler
It is the people who take someone to heights and to the ground. – Bhagwant Mann
We are the government of those also who did not vote for us as this is a democracy. – Bhagwant Mann
Let the people think they govern and they will be governed. – William Penn
It’s not the voting that’s democracy; it’s the counting.
In democracy it’s your vote that counts; In feudalism it’s your count that votes. – Mogens Jallberg
Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven. – H. L. Mencken
The best argument against democracy is a five- minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
Freedom is when the people can speak, democracy is when the government listens.
Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. – Reinhold Niebuhr
Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people – Abraham Lincoln
Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they’ve told you what you think it is you want to hear. – Alan Corenk
You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a revolution. – G.K. Chesterton
Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism. – Benazir Bhutto
Democracy is the ultimate, positive revolution because it gives each and every individual the power to control their lives. And we can work together to create a just, sustainable world. – Bill Blackman
Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.
The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid. – Art Spander
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