- 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. ― Franklin D. Roosevelt
- To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain. ― Louis L’Amour
- The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. -Winston Churchill
- If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end. ― Bayard Rustin
- Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on. ― Thurgood Marshall
- Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen’s faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments. It wastes the talent of entire generations. It scares away investments and jobs. ― Joe Biden
- Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
―H. L. Mencken
- “Democracy, freedom and liberty do not make us more than what we are; it is our commitment that matters.” ― M.F. Moonzajer
- “A democracy without values easily turns into open or thinly disguised totalitarianism.” ― John Paul II
- “Success of democracy lies within the analytical thought of a common man.”
― M.H. Rakib
