Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. -Franklin Pierce Adams
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. -Dante Alighieri
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. -George Bernard Shaw
Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical -Blaise Pascal
The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid. -Art Spander
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. -John F. Kennedy
Justice delayed is democracy denied. -Robert F. Kennedy
The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment. -Robert Maynard Hutchins
The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens. -Alexis de Tocqueville
All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class.
People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote - a very different thing. -Walter H. Judd
The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves. -Bernard Baruch
While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty. -Charles Evans Hughes
All politics are based on the indifference of the majority. -James Reston
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. -H. L. Mencken