#democracy

Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking. ↗

— Clement Attlee

#discussion #effective #government #means #only

Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of law. Another thing is to stop falling for the myth of democracy. ↗

— James Bovard

#back #cage #democracy #falling #first

People are even more wary of politicians and they are realizing that democracy isn't just about putting a cross on a ballot every four years, it's about deciding what you want and fighting for it. ↗

— Mark Thomas

#ballot #cross #deciding #democracy #even

Democracy is not about one party dominating. ↗

— Ed Townsend

#democracy #dominating #party

France is a pretty stable democracy, but incidents occur. And I was pleased to have police accompaniment. ↗

— James Douglas

#france #i #incidents #occur #pleased

When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and suspicion, then our democratic society is outraged, and democracy is baffled. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

#baffled #democracy #democratic #democratic society #deny

We Chileans have to be able to understand that in a democracy institutions must function freely and with sovereignty. ↗

— Ricardo Lagos

#democracy #freely #function #institutions #must

We should seek international support for our mutual objectives abroad, in promoting freedom, democracy, respect for human rights, and also the elimination of weapons of mass destruction. ↗

— Robert Menendez

#also #democracy #destruction #elimination #freedom

Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide. ↗

— John Adams

#political-philosophy #commitment

Democracy is always an unfinished experiment, testing the capacity of each generation to live freedom nobly. ↗

— George Weigel

#experience