Democracy consists of choosing your dictators after they have told you what you think it is you want to hear

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter – Winston Churchill

The influence which a nation exerts, the respect which it enjoys, and the prestige accorded to it on the world scene, depend on two important factors: the size of its wealth and the calibre of its leadership. Granting an incorruptible, courageous, public-spirited, enlightened and dynamic leadership, the wealth of a nation is the fountain of its strength. The bigger the wealth, and the more equitable its distribution among the factors and agencies which have helped to produce it, the greater the out-flow of the nation’s influence and power. Obafemi Awolowo

Whether you change the linen or stitch up wounds, cook the food or dispense the medicines, it is in your hands to help build a public service worthy of all those who gave their lives for the dream of democracy. Nelson Mandela

This day we celebrate democracy and peace and tomorrow we’ll continue our rat race of over taking each other – Vatsala Singh

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Down to the present day the luminous image of democracy has often served as a pretext for the most undemocratic actions – Randal Marlin

Democracy is when the people keep a government in check – Aung San Suu Kyi

Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. sir winston churchill

Black Day For Democracy – Mohammad Aslam

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open

The vision I see is not only a movement of direct democracy, of self- and co-determination and non-violence, but a movement in which politics means the power to love and the power to feel united on the spaceship Earth… In a world struggling in violence and dishonesty, the further development of non-violence – not only as a philosophy but as a way of life, as a force on the streets, in the market squares, outside the missile bases, inside the chemical plants and inside the war industry – becomes one of the most urgent priorities

I’m tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn’t work of course it doesn’t work we are supposed to work it – Alxender Woollcott

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the great thing about democracy it that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid

Ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country