2,003 Quotes About Democracy

To hear these defenders of democracy talk, one would think that the people deliberate like a committee of wise men, whereas in truth judicial murders, foolhardy undertakings, wild choices, and above all foolish and disastrous wars are eminently the prerogatives of this form of government."Study on Sovereignty.

Americans talked about voters the same way Russians talked about Stalin. They had to be obeyed.

Diktator yang bergantung pada kewibawaan orang seorang tak lama umurnya. Sebab itu pula, sistem yang dilahirkan Soekarno tidak akan lebih panjang umurnya dari Soekarno sendiri. Umur manusia terbatas. Apabila Soekarno sudah tidak ada lagi, maka sistemnya akan roboh seperti rumah kartu.

Dalam jangka waktu lama, Indonesia hidup dalam bayangan feodalisme. Tetap neofeodalisme Soekarno lebih jahat dan lebih ganas.

Free man needs loyalty to the self first of all, and this implies the right to be himself

Whether democracy or aristocracy is the better form of government constitutes a very difficult question. But, clearly, democracy inconveniences one person while aristocracy oppresses another. That is a truth which establishes itself and precludes any discussion: you are rich and I am poor.

Demokrasi bisa ditindas sementara karena kesalahannya sendiri, tetap setelah ia mengalami cobaan yang pahit, ia akan muncul kembali dengan penuh keinsafan.

Prosperity and democracy does seem to be a good way to wean a population off massive alcohol abuse.

កាលនិយាយពីប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ គឺ​និយាយ​ពី​ការ​ចូល​រួម។ កាលណានិយាយពីការចូលរួម គឺ​និយាយ​ដល់​គុណ​ភាពរបស់អ្នកចូលរួម""When it comes to democracy, its key element is participation. When it comes to participation, its key element is quality of the participants