Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. — George Bernard Shaw
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It’s difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. — Jonathan Vincent Voight
I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press – that’s the cornerstone. — Milos Forman
Socialist democracy is not, a luxury and its need is not limited to the most advanced industrial countries. — Ernest Mandel
We need to remind our core supporters that we have not forgotten their concern with the way our — John Redwood
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. — Winston Churchill
Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. — James Russell Lowell
It’s politely assumed that democracy is a means of containing and restraining violence. — Edward Bond
Violence is hidden within democratic structures because they are not radically democratic — Edward Bond
I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is always to be preferred. — Jeane Kirkpatrick
The good news, to relieve all this gloom, is that a democracy is inherently self-correcting. — Theodore C. Sorensen
Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. — John Ralston Saul
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. — Winston Churchill
Democracy is a political method, that is to say, a certain type of institutional arrangement for arriving at political — Joseph A. Schumpeter
I think more so than the republican party, we reflect america on the democratic side of the aisle — Mike Ross
The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois. — Gustave Flaubert
In ethiopia, democracy is in its infancy and it must be nurtured along by its leaders. — Jack Kingston
For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom. — Olof Palme
I think russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it’s not a western invention. — Garry Kasparov
Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point. — Abdoulaye Wade
We shouldn’t waste any more time in making sure that democracy is properly rooted in our — Ahmet Necdet Sezer
A democracy is more than a form of government; it is primarily a mode of associated living — John Dewey