Democracy Quotes

"We simply must have faith in democracy. To protect ourselves, we must turn to international agreements, international laws, international institutions and understandings." "There are some fundamental values that Europe stands for." "When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. So, what we view our role as, is giving people that power" "Information is the currency of democracy" "But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal—there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president. That institution, gentlemen, is a court" "The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way to set aside smaller differences in service of a greater purpose." "The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government." "Information is the currency of democracy." "The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness." "Our founders did not try to create a nation where every citizen would be the same" "Once you don't vote your ideology, votes don't really count" "America is an idea, an idea that’s stronger than any army, bigger than any ocean, more powerful than any dictator or tyrant" "A democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few" "The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all" "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people"