Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing. What is necessary now is one thing and one thing only that democracy become again democracy in action, not democracy accomplished and piled up in goods and gold.
Archibald MacLeish
Related I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is ... JEANE KIRKPATRICK One is actually the democracy here, you know, people are, people assume that this election means tha... IMRAN KHAN There is no such thing called democracy. But, bad democracy and good democracy are two sides of the ... EPHDAN Everybody should be equal in a democracy - that is the nature of a democracy. CHRISTINA ENGELA A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the
world. EDMUND BURKE In a secular democracy, a person is supposed to be punished only when he breaks the law; never becau... THOMAS SZASZ Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democrac... JOHN ADAMS Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy ... JOHN ADAMS The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid. ART SPANDER Democracy is not a mathematical deduction proved once and for all time. Democracy is a just faith fe... JACK KEMP Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not ack... SHIRIN EBADI Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisf... IVAN KRASTEV Democracy in China is like Viagra; no such thing as free elections. GEORGE MONTGOMERY Our democracy is a democracy under siege. MANGALA SAMARAWEERA In democracy - and the good thing about democracy, big change does not happen quickly, and you need ... BRUCE RAUNER Well, you know, too much democracy is a sort of sad thing. ANN RICHARDS Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it's something you do. Yo... ABBIE HOFFMAN Democracy is not a requirement ..it is right ... Democracy is not a choice.. it is justice! HESHAM NEBR I think it is something that is so important, to be very aware of the direction in which the 21st ce... ALFONSO CUARON Democracy derailed is democracy denied. CHAKA FATTAH Democracy never guarantees the best to be elected. Democracy, as it is designed and when it is funct... JONATHAN CHEN The problem is there is no such thing as a viable democracy made up of experts, zealots, politicians... ELIZABETH COLEMAN It is never smart, even in a strong democracy, to declare some debate off limits. In a weakening dem... NAOMI WOLF I love democracy because I love and have observed first-hand how much the people of this democracy h... JOEY TALLADINO Voting on things is democratic, yes - but not on deciding on whether or not people should be equal o... CHRISTINA ENGELA Democracy is a beautiful thing, except for that part about letting just any old yokel vote. UNKNOWN Democracy is not about one party dominating. ED TOWNSEND A democracy is predicated on an educated citizenry. You cannot have a democracy with people that are... HAMZA YUSUF The whole thing has been a very childish exercise and this is the price of democracy. MAHESH BHATT The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you w... BASHAR AL-ASSAD We are a democracy, and there is only one way to get a democracy on its feet in the matter of its in... JOSEPH PULITZER Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expe... MARK TWAIN Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expe... HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN We can't equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, whi... JIMMY CARTER Democracy is a poor system; the only thing that can be said for it is that it's eight times as good ... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to beco... HILLARY CLINTON Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end... EDWARD ALBEE To one that advised him to set up a democracy in Sparta, "Pray,"
said Lycurgus, "do you first set a... LYCURGUS The second thing we are wanting in is the recognition of the principle of fraternity. What does frat... B. R. AMBEDKAR Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy... JOHN ADAMS there's a lot happening. Democracy is today's world order. Everybody's talking democracy in the regi... ALI ZARDARI Democracy is not a form of government. It is a tool of government. Case in point, Stalinist USSR was... A.E. SAMAAN Everybody's for democracy in principle. It's only in practice that the thing gives rise to stiff obj... MEG GREENFIELD Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being ... SAM SHEPARD I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western inv... GARRY KASPAROV The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certai... MOLLY IVINS Democracy is based on the assumption that a million men are wiser than one man. How's that again? I ... , FROM ROBERT HEINLEIN'S "TIME ENOUGH FOR LOVE" Although we can talk about an Indonesian democracy, or we can talk about democratic elections and de... JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER In a democracy, power is not permanent. LALU PRASAD YADAV Noam Chomsky has a book, which I read for the first time when I was in Spain, called 'Fear of De... HUGO CHAVEZ You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in orde... GILBERT K. CHESTERTON You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in orde... G. K. CHESTERTON You can never have a revolution in order to establish a
democracy. You must have a democracy in or... GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON Mexico has proven by now that it's a strong electoral democracy. Now we have to build a democrac... ENRIQUE PENA NIETO The office of president is a bastardized thing, half royalty and half democracy that nobody knows wh... JIMMY BRESLIN The office of president is a bastardized thing, half royalty and half democracy, that nobody knows w... JIMMY BRESLIN Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was ... JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was ... JOHN ADAMS Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was ... JOHN ADAMS Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a... JOHN ADAMS When you restore democracy, you cannot say that only those who worked for the restoration of democra... CORAZON AQUINO Democracy is our commitment. It is our great legacy, a legacy we simply cannot compromise. Democracy... NARENDRA MODI Our democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americ... BARBARA BOXER The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy. H. L. MENCKEN The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy! H. L. MENCKEN If ETA takes a decisive step forward, democracy will do what is necessary, JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO Democracy is about non-arbitrary decisions. Democracy is about spreading decisions; it is not about ... RAHUL GANDHI What they are doing is they are killing democracy and the primaries. KADOURA FARES Change is inevitable in a democracy. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) We think that democracy can change a lot of things, but we're being fooled, because democracy is... GAEL GARCIA BERNAL The United States supports a concept, and it's an important one, of democracy, specifically constitu... WILLIAM BROWNFIELD And that is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed. LEE HARVEY OSWALD The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires ... MAHATMA GANDHI We know that freedom has a price. Democracy has a price. But maybe we paid a price that is higher th... WENDY PEARLMAN Socialism, as I understand it, is a system of democracy. Without democracy, there is no socialism. WEN JIABAO In a democracy, in a functioning democracy, what would be happening is that popular organizations, u... NOAM CHOMSKY As for democracy and the political process in Iraq, isn't there democracy in Germany? And yet is the... AHMED CHALABI Let me say again that the relationship is asymmetrical: there's no democracy without a market ec... PETER L. BERGER The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take... CHARLES BUKOWSKI The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take... CHARLES BUKOWSKI And it is essential that in fighting terrorism, sacrifices should not be made on democracy. BULENT ECEVIT Democracy is a continuous, open process of civility. A democracy can never be “done”; updat... HAROUTIOUN BOCHNAKIAN Indian democracy's greatest strength is that we have always put the nation above politics. ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE Democracy is not a spectator sport, it's a participatory event. If we don't participate in i... MICHAEL MOORE The worst thing I can say about democracy is that it has tolerated the Right Honorable Gentleman for... ANEURIN BEVAN Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism. BENAZIR BHUTTO I feel that the care of libraries and the use of books, and the knowledge of books, is a tremendousl... ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Democracy is three wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper. UNKNOWN Net neutrality is the right thing for our democracy, economy, and global competitiveness. And Americ... MARVIN AMMORI Democracy is like three oxen pulling a plough. The oxen are the independent powers, but you have to ... JUAN MANUEL SANTOS The critical thing about Western democracy is the fact that you usually have a transition of power w... HELMUT SCHMIDT In history, the millions win; that is democracy. NAWAL EL SAADAWI In Ethiopia, democracy is in its infancy and it must be nurtured along by its leaders. JACK KINGSTON Jazz is democracy in music. WYNTON MARSALIS I think this country needs a higher crank-up of democracy now. Louder, more boisterous democracy wou... CHRIS MATTHEWS There is a danger in democracy itself. DANNY KAYE In a democracy government is the God. AMIT KALANTRI This country has always been run by elite, and it's an elitist democracy. And that's not a r... DANNY GLOVER Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery? TATYANA ALI Marriage is a partnership, not a democracy. NICHOLAS SPARKS
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