Democracy Quotes

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

In the democracy of the dead all men at last are equal. There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and suspicion, then our democratic society is outraged, and democracy is baffled.

I am all in favour of democracy in Iraq.

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois.

Slowly but surely, we are acquiring that famous culture of democracy, which is our objective.

Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for democracy; in other words, how to achieve democratization in the Middle East.

Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.

Our democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americans that we can help bring democracy to every corner of the world.

Democracy is still a radical idea in a world where we often confuse images with realities, words with actions.

I may be wrong in that, but not I think in putting the questions. In our modern democracy the government needs not a unanimous but a general support for war before it orders our forces to fight.

If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy.

The more that social democracy develops, grows, and becomes stronger, the more the enlightened masses of workers will take their own destinies, the leadership of their movement, and the determination of its direction into their own hands.

But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled.

So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the principles of democracy, especially including dissent, to be the most forceful in speaking up, standing up and speaking out.

I have said democracy and freedom do not work too well if you are hungry, if you are starving.

Democracy is the art of thinking independently together.

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin.

For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom.

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.

Liberal democracy - as you know, in the old days, we were saying we want socialism with a human face. Today's left effectively offers global capitalism with a human face, more tolerance, more rights and so on. So the question is, is this enough or not? Here I remain a Marxist: I think not.

I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.

Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for democracy; in other words, how to achieve democratization in the Middle East.

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

Our brave soldiers and support personnel are engaged in a battle as important as any the United States has ever before waged, for the success of democracy in Iraq is a crucial test of the ideals this Nation was founded upon.

I don't understand why it has to be either - or - either socialism or democracy. Why can't we combine things to get the best of each system?

Socialist democracy is not, a luxury and its need is not limited to the most advanced industrial countries.