2,003 Quotes About Democracy

Politics: “Poli” a Latin word meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures".

Tyranny comes in many shapes and forms. It is social, regional, economic, political and foreign.

I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletariat to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeoisie.

Monitor, transparently, and enforce the separation of Democracy powers: Legislative; Executive; Judicial

Chaos brings movement to whatever is stagnant in your life. Stagnation leads to apathy, numbness, illness, suffering, etc. Be grateful for the situations in your life that may seem chaotic in the present moment, and realize that, in the greater scheme of things, chaos is Spirit giving you an opportunity… or possibly pushing you to move, grow, and be in the flow.

Civic duty? Perhaps it would be a little naive to try to coerce me into voting. I assure you my basic standards of healthy living are very different from yours, which is the reason I do not vote. You should note that, as nonsensical a scenario, if forced to choose I would most definitely rather live in a failing, Christ-honoring, God-fearing nation than a flourishing one that mocks said Creator. Beware of my personal ambitions.

The greatest threats to Democracy are comfort and apathy.

The major western democracies are moving towards corporatism. Democracy has become a business plan, with a bottom line for every human activity, every dream, every decency, every hope. The main parliamentary parties are now devoted to the same economic policies — socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor — and the same foreign policy of servility to endless war. This is not democracy. It is to politics what McDonalds is to food.