12 Quotable Quotes on Democracy
- “Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.” Harry Emerson Fosdick
- “Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.” Walter Winchell
- “Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” Reinhold Niebuhr
- “The great thing about living in a democracy is that you can say what you think without thinking.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
- “Two cheers for democracy; one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.” E.M. Forster
- “Democracy is not a fragile flower; still, it needs cultivating.” Ronald Reagan
- “One of the most difficult decisions the individual in a democracy faces is whether or not he should forgo an immediate personal gain or advantage for the good of his country.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
- “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a mast. This expresses my idea of democracy.” Abraham Lincoln
- “The central tenet of every democracy in the end is trust.” Bill Clinton
- “A monarchy requires a virtuous king; a democracy requires a virtuous people.” Henry Hyde
- “Democracy is direct self-government, over all the people, for all the people, by all the people.” Theodore Parker
- “Were there a people of gods, their government would be democratic.” Rousseau
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