Democracy Quotations | Page 7

Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help.

As for Republicanism, no analogy could be found for it upon the face of the earth—unless we except the case of the "prairie dogs," an exception which seems to demonstrate, if anything, that democracy is a very admirable form of government—for dogs.

Democracy is a very admirable form of government - for dogs

...without equality there can be no democracy.

Democracy cannot be static. Whatever is static is dead.

A respect for the rights of other peoples to determine their forms of government and their economy will not weaken our democracy. It will inevitably strengthen it.

If we fail to meet our problems here, no one else in the world will do so. If we fail, the heart goes out of progressives throughout the world.

We need not fear any isms if our democracy is achieving the ends for which it was established ...

The legislator should direct his attention above all to the education of youth; for the neglect of education does harm to the constitution. The citizen should be molded to suit the form of government under which he lives. For each government has a peculiar character which originally formed and which continues to preserve it. The character of democracy creates democracy, and the character of oligarchy creates oligarchy.

A democracy when put to the strain grows weak, and is supplanted by Oligarchy.