Democracy Quotes - page 5

In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival. (Noam Chomsky)
The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations. View quote
Noam Chomsky
Democracy is the road to socialism. View quote
Karl Marx
My political ideal is democracy. Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized. View quote
Albert Einstein
Democracy cannot survive without the guidance of a creative minority. View quote
Harlan F. Stone
In a political sense, there is one problem that currently underlies all of the others. That problem is making Government sufficiently responsive to the people. If we don't make government responsive to the people, we don't make it believable. And we must make government believable if we are to have a functioning democracy. View quote
Gerald Ford
Democracy will never be supplanted by a republic of experts-and that is a very good thing. View quote
Thomas Piketty
As we peer into society's future, we -- you and I, and our government -- must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering for our own ease and convenience the precious resources of tomorrow. We cannot mortgage the material assets of our grandchildren without risking the loss also of their political and spiritual heritage. We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow. View quote
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man. View quote
Ronald Reagan
Science and policy-making thrive on challenge and questioning; they are vital to the health of inquiry and democracy. View quote
Nicholas Stern
Democracy, it appears, is a bit chancy. But its chances also depend on what we do ourselves. (Robert A. Dahl)
Democracy in the sense of political equality and majority rule is by no means the most desirable, that is, optimal solution for all kinds of associations. View quote
Robert A. Dahl
But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance. View quote
Antonio Tabucchi
Nonetheless, we continue to be obsessed with finding or inventing a European nation which, as in the nation state, guarantees homogeneity and thus an appropriate form of democracy and centralized government. View quote
Ulrich Beck
It's in the interest of the U.S. to maintain a strong democracy in Colombia. View quote
Juan Manuel Santos
Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear. View quote
Langston Hughes
Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of government, and popular participation is the essence of our democracy. View quote
Corazon Aquino
So I think one can say on empirical grounds - not because of some philosophical principle - that you can't have democracy unless you have a market economy. View quote
Peter L. Berger
It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day. View quote
Brad Henry
After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first. View quote
Brent Scowcroft
Democracy derailed is democracy denied. (Chaka Fattah)
A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful. View quote
Charles W. Pickering
In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free press. View quote
Christiane Amanpour
137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. View quote
Doc Hastings
Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it needs amending; sometimes it needs defending. Always, it needs improving. View quote
Lee H. Hamilton