Fuck your parliament and your constitution. We pay a lot of good American dollars to the Greeks. If your prime minister gives me talk about democracy, parliament and constitutions, he, his parliament, and his constitution may not last very long. (To the Greek ambassador, regarding Cyprus)
Democracy Quotes
All democracies turn into dictatorships, but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it’s Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea… What kinds of things push people and institutions into this direction?
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
I have come face-to-face with the question, “Is America still a democracy? Is it ruled by the people, by their votes?” and I have been forced to answer, “No.” Behind the screen of the ballot, the real holders of power who decide national policies and laws, and control public opinion by their ownership of all […]
Democracy as we conceive it in the US will not survive in Britain or France after the war
I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty, or civilization, or both.
Justice delayed is democracy denied.
I have not the smallest doubt that, if we had a purely democratic government here, the effect would be the same. Either the poor would plunder the rich, and civilization would perish; or order and property would be saved by a strong, military government, and liberty would perish.
Democracy: The crude leading the crud.
A man attains an elevated position only when his mediocrity prevents him from being a threat to others. And for this reason a democracy is never governed by the most competent, but rather by those whose insignificance will not jeopardize anyone else’s self-esteem.
