Democracy is no way to run a government, which is why the Founding Fathers seldom used the word “democracy.” The United States was founded as a republic, with elected representatives governing within the limited confines of the Constitution. It wasn’t until the rise of Populism and Woodrow Wilson’s declaration that the United States should “make […]
Democracy Quotes
A democracy unsatisfied (by support of the people) cannot long survive… We live in probably the most turbulent and tormented times in the history of this nation. Criticize… disagree, yes, but we also have as leaders an obligation to be fair and keep in perspective what we are and what we hope to be.
Democracy is not a state in which people act like sheep.
What made democracy unique, in the mind of its inventors, wasn’t voting: that was just a means to the end. What’s unique about democracy is that it’ s the only form of governance in the 6000 year history of modern civilization in which the power, authority, and credibility of government is derived from its citizens, […]
The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
The social justice for which we are striving is an incident of our democracy, not the main end.
False democracy shouts, Every man down to the level of the average. True democracy cries, All men up to the height of their fullest capacity for service and achievement.
The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy.
Democracy will prevail when men believe the vote of Judas as good as that of Jesus.
