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Democracy Quotes

"Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority"

"The ultimate authority, wherever the derivative may be found, resides in the people alone"

"Adultery is the application of democracy to love."

"To some degree, it matters who’s in office, but it matters more how much pressure they’re under from the public."

"Once you don't vote your ideology, votes don't really count"

"Poverty in democracy is as much to be preferred to so-called prosperity under despots, as freedom to slavery."

"I think the American people should express their preferences, and we will accept their choice"

"I think the government must govern as the citizens allow it to govern."

"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation"

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."

"Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike."

"America is an idea, an idea that’s stronger than any army, bigger than any ocean, more powerful than any dictator or tyrant"

"The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way to set aside smaller differences in service of a greater purpose."

"It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people."

"The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government."

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