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
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
India is a democratic country & anyone can become a PM. – Narendra Modi
Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it. – Walter Winchell
Anti-democracy…is a virus that exists, and pro-democracy is the antibody to that virus, and I think we have to become vigilant, and we have to stay on top of the issues of democracy and freedom. – Harry Belafonte
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. – Thomas Jefferson
Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve. – Edward Albee
A society without democracy is a society of slaves and fools.
If liberty and equality, as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost. – Aristotle
…democracy cannot survive overpopulation… – Isaac Asimov
To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect, and their oneness. – Mohandas Gandhi
Self-criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the public soul – Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.
The motive power of democracy is love. – Henri Bergson
Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don’t know where it will lead. But if we just stand still, we will have no chance of escaping the violence. – Daniel Barenboim
The spirit of democracy cannot be established in the midst of terrorism, whether governmental or popular. – Mohandas Gandhi
The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery. – Dave Barry
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half the time. – E. B. White
Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses. – Henry Louis Mencken
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