Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

As life speeds up & the political becomes ever more personal democracy continues to foster change as fast as the movement of tectonic plates

We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.

We don’t vote for people because they are the exact embodiment of our values, but because they are likely to be the most responsive to them.

Transparency means to dedicate our thoughts and efforts to non privacy rules and not to defend negative intelligence ideas or surveillance programs.

Democracy is a kingless regime infested by many kings who are sometimes more exclusive, tyrannical and destructive than one, even if he be a tyrant.

...the majority in a democracy has no more right to tyrannize over a minority than, under a different system, the latter would to oppress the former.

The sheriff listened uneasily to a sound, very uncommon at elections, of the populace expressing an opinion contrary to that of the lord of the soil.

I believe in the fireside. I believe in the democracy of home. I believe in the republicanism of the family. I believe in liberty, equality and love.

Democracy is in the blood of Musalmans, who look upon complete equality of manhood [mankind]…[and] believe in fraternity, equality and liberty.

Nothing conceivable is so petty, so insipid, so crowded with paltry interests, in one word, so anti-poetic, as the life of a man in the United States.

I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run.

In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.

May it please your Majesty I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place but as the House is pleased to direct me whose servant I am here.

Demokrasi bisa ditindas sementara karena kesalahannya sendiri, tetap setelah ia mengalami cobaan yang pahit, ia akan muncul kembali dengan penuh keinsafan.