2,003 Quotes About Democracy

Authoritarian rule is as good or bad as the ruler himself; Democracy sounds terrific on papers and its advantage is misused by unscrupulous people to the maximum; hence Communism flourished in the name of peoples' equality, but reduced them to a number only!

The institution known as "school" isn't just a facility for doing classwork. It's essentially a microcosm of society, all of humanity put together in a little diorama. Bully exists in schools because war and conflict exist in the world, and school castes reflect our stratified, hierarchical society. Living in a democracy, the tyranny of the majority naturally applies at school, too. The majority -- that is to say, the people with the most friends -- are superior.

People are the alpha - people are the omega - no law, science, art and religion should ever forget that. Law exists so long as it has the consent of the people - science exists so long as it has the consent of the people - art exists so long as it has the consent of the people - religion exists so long as it has the consent of the people.

They say the crazies come out at night. I say the crazies come out during election year: Elections have the power to turn once seemingly normal people into certified loonies.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

Choose a leader who will invest in building bridges, not walls. Books, not weapons. Morality, not corruption. Intellectualism and wisdom, not ignorance.

Equality doesn't mean ensuring everybody is the same, it means making sure some people don't get godlike power to determine the fates of others.

A true democracy is conducted in the open, and open government is the enemy of all bad government.

We are not going to always agree with each other, but we should have the dignity to always respect each other’s freedom of speech and of choice. Democracy is practiced when we have respect for human rights.