Democracy Quotes & Sayings
These democracy quotes, sayings and quotations are from our famous quotes collection. Inspirational quotes, sayings and quotations.Democracy passes into despotism. - Plato
No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities. - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. - George Bernard Shaw
Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates. - Gore Vidal
The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid. - Art Spander
In order to enjoy the inestimable benefits that the liberty of the press ensures, it is necessary to submit to the inevitable evils that it creates. [Democracy in America, 1840] - Alexis De Tocqueville
An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination. - Voltaire
Democracy used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands. - Jesse Helms