Democracy

Definition:
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.
Abraham Lincoln

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it
good and hard.
H.L. Mencken

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.
Ronald Reagan

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous,
tolerant and respectful.
Charles W. Pickering


The first duty of a man is to think for himself
Jos� Marti

Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities.
Paul Wellstone

Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
Aung san Suu kyi

Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
Kem Haccan

Democracy works when people claim it as their own.
Bill Moyers

There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.
Ralph Nader

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
Abraham Lincoln

Let the people think they govern, and they will be govern'd.
William Penn