Quotes about Democracy
As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation of it.
— John Adams
We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few.
— Barack Obama
The question of education has nothing to do with the question of the vote. On numerous occasions it has been proved in history that people can enjoy the vote even if they have no education.
— Nelson Mandela
Nations should be governed by a council of learned men who must answer to the people for their actions.
— Isabel Allende
We preach the virtues of democracy abroad. We must practice its duties here at home. Voting is the first duty of democracy.
— Lyndon B. Johnson
If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible
— Calvin Coolidge
Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of our courts.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
A free press can be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom a press will never be anything but bad.
— Albert Camus
We are now forming a republican government. Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
— Alexander Hamilton
Men of factious tempers, of local prejudices, or of sinister designs, may, by intrigue, by corruption, or by other means, first obtain the suffrages, and then betray the interests, of the people.
— Alexander Hamilton
Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires.
— Alexander Hamilton
You've got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That's it; that's the way we move forward. That's how we make progress for ourselves and for our country.
— Michelle Obama