The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite... →
John Acton
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or... →
Lord Acton
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and... →
John Adams
Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.
The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.
Kate Adie
Be assured, fellow citizens, that in a democracy it is the laws that guard the person of the citizen and the constitution of the state, whereas the... →
Aeschines
Taiwan is a budding democracy, and the people have participated in multi-party democratic elections since 1996.
Todd Akin
What if democracy does not serve liberty? This question is seldom asked in the West, where democracy is often seen as synonymous with liberalism.
Mustafa Akyol
It is beneficial for Turkish democracy that not all religious conservatives are united under one banner.
There is a heated debate in Turkey these days over whether the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is furthering democracy or rolling... →