The best quotes about Democracy

When you become part of something, in some way you count. It could be a march; it could be a rally, even a brief one. You're part of something, and you suddenly realize you count. To count is very important.

I will stand strong to defend people even if I don't agree with them.

A free press is the cornerstone of democracy; there is no question about that.

Why did we lose Brexit? Why, because 60 per cent of youth didn't believe they needed to go and vote.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.

For me, democracy must deliver a better life for the people.

Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy.

Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

There is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their roughness and spirit of defiance.

For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they have never been self-executing; that while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth.

A vote is like a rifle, its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!

People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

For the region, today's events prove once more, that the rule of an iron fist inevitably comes to an end.

This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of Libya, who now have the opportunity, to determine their own destiny in a new and democratic Libya.

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing Government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.