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Democracy Quotes. Page 2 Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for the appointment by the corrupt few. George Bernard Shaw Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. Oscar Wilde Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. Laurence J Peter Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity. Irving Kristol Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. John Adams Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking. Clement Attlee Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike. Plato It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting. Tom Stoppard Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors. Ralph Waldo Emerson I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty, or civilization, or both. Thomas Babington Macaulay Political parties created modern democracy and modern democracy is unthinkable save in terms of parties. E E Schattschneider The love of democracy is that of equality. Montesquieu Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude. Alexis de Tocqueville Democracies don't go to war against each other, and by and large they don't sponsor terrorism. They're more likely to respect the environment and human rights and social justice. It's no accident that most of the terrorists come from non-democratic countries. Bill Clinton |