Quotes about democracy
108 quotes from 83 people
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
?UnattributedOften credited to Benjamin FranklinThe best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
?UnattributedOften credited to Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill1874–1965Speech in the House of Commons (11 November 1947), published in 206–07 The Official Report, House of Commons (5th Series), 11 November 1947, vol. 444, cc.
Aristotle384–322 BCPolitics, book IV, 1291.b34Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people, by the people, for the people.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891)
E. B. White1899–1985The New Yorker (3 July 1943); reprinted as “Democracy” in The Wild Flag (1946)
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Maxims for Revolutionists (1903), #17Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.
Jesse Jackson1941–2026Biography Civil Rights Activist, Minister, Journalist, Biography.com.Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
H. L. Mencken1880–1956“A Few Pages of Notes,” The Smart Set (January 1915)The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid.
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
