Democratic Quotes

“We would not be ashamed of doing some of the things we do in private, if the number of sane human beings who do them in public were large enough.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Whether voting Republican or Democrat, the result is the same: A corrupt corporate government.”
― Steven Magee

“Denying the popular vote is un-American and anti-democratic.”
― DaShanne Stokes

“[Free trade agreements] are trade agreements that don't stick to trade…they colonize environmental labor, and consumer issues of grave concern (in terms of health safety, and livelihoods too) to many, many hundreds of millions of people - and they do that by subordinating consumer, environmental, and labor issues to the imperatives and the supremacy of international commerce.

That is exactly the reverse of how democratic societies have progressed, because over the decades they've progressed by subordinating the profiteering priorities of companies to, say, higher environmental health standards; abolition of child labor; the right of workers to have fair worker standards…and it's this subordination of these three major categories that affect people's lives, labor, environment, the consumer, to the supremacy and domination of trade; where instead of trade getting on its knees and showing that it doesn't harm consumers - it doesn't deprive the important pharmaceuticals because of drug company monopolies, it doesn't damage the air and water and soil and food (environmentally), and it doesn't lacerate the rights of workers - no, it's just the opposite: it's workers and consumers and environments that have to kneel before this giant pedestal of commercial trade and prove that they are not, in a whole variety of ways, impeding international commerce…so this is the road to dictatorial devolution of democratic societies: because these trade agreements have the force of law, they've got enforcement teeth, and they bypass national courts, national regulatory agencies, in ways that really reflect a massive, silent, mega-corporate coup d'etat…that was pulled off in the mid-1990's.”
― Ralph Nader

“The biggest mistake of a democratic country is to underestimate the power of a democratically elected pro-fascist leader because it is always easier to destroy a castle from within!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“As a Republic governed through the utilization of a democratic process, elections are necessary in order to give every United States citizen a voice in the governing of this great nation.”
― Byron Goines, The 2014 Midterm Elections

“Democracy is not a form of government. It is a tool of government. Case in point, Stalinist USSR was a "democracy".”
― A.E. Samaan

“The Democratic Party of the USA would greatly appreciate your cooperation with re-installing Mr & Mrs Pinocchio into the White House.”
― Steven Magee

“Voting on things is democratic, yes - but not on deciding on whether or not people should be equal or have human rights. That isn't democracy, it is mob rule.

Everybody should be equal in a democracy - that is the nature of a democracy.”
― Christina Engela, Inanna Rising: Women Forged in Fire

“In an era of globalization, we recognize that we are part of a global society, but we have no idea how to make such a society work. So far, no unified vision or leadership has emerged to guide us in this endeavor. We have not yet found a way to expand the spiritual ideals of democracy so that they pertain to every human being, every animal, and every plant. Until we do, human civilization and the Earth's ecosystem will continue to be in peril.”
― Victor Shamas, The Way of Play: Reclaiming Divine Fun & Celebration

“when the democrats choose not to be democratic, democracy fails to be democratic.”
― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“The Democratic Party would like to be re-elected so that they can continue to uphold almost no Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) whistle-blower complaints, enforce hardly any police internal affairs allegations, and corrupt corporations with lobbyists can continue operating outside of the law.”
― Steven Magee

“If the Nazis are Socialists simply because they call themselves Socialists, then North Korea really is a Democratic Republic.”
― Atom Tate

“When the time comes, & I hope it comes soon, to bury this era of moral rot & the defiling of our communal, social, & democratic norms, the perfect epitaph for the gravestone of this age of unreason should be Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley's already infamous quote:
"I think not having the estate tax recognizes the people that are investing... as opposed to those that are just spending every darn penny they have, whether it’s on booze or women or movies.”
Grassley's vision of America, quite frankly, is one I do not recognize. I thought the heart of this great nation was not limited to the ranks of the plutocrats who are whisked through life in chauffeured cars & private jets, whose often inherited riches are passed along to children, many of whom no sacrifice or service is asked. I do not begrudge wealth, but it must come with a humility that money never is completely free of luck. And more importantly, wealth can never be a measure of worth.
I have seen the waitress working the overnight shift at a diner to give her children a better life, & yes maybe even take them to a movie once in awhile - and in her, I see America.
I have seen the public school teachers spending extra time with students who need help & who get no extra pay for their efforts, & in them I see America.
I have seen parents sitting around kitchen tables with stacks of pressing bills & wondering if they can afford a Christmas gift for their children, & in them I see America.
I have seen the young diplomat in a distant foreign capital & the young soldier in a battlefield foxhole, & in them I see America.
I have seen the brilliant graduates of the best law schools who forgo the riches of a corporate firm for the often thankless slog of a district attorney or public defender's office, & in them I see America.
I have seen the librarian reshelving books, the firefighter, police officer, & paramedic in service in trying times, the social worker helping the elderly & infirm, the youth sports coaches, the PTA presidents, & in them I see America.
I have seen the immigrants working a cash register at a gas station or trimming hedges in the frost of an early fall morning, or driving a cab through rush hour traffic to make better lives for their families, & in them I see America.
I have seen the science students unlocking the mysteries of life late at night in university laboratories for little or no pay, & in them I see America.
I have seen the families struggling with a cancer diagnosis, or dementia in a parent or spouse. Amid the struggles of mortality & dignity, in them I see America.
These, & so many other Americans, have every bit as much claim to a government working for them as the lobbyists & moneyed classes. And yet, the power brokers in Washington today seem deaf to these voices. It is a national disgrace of historic proportions.
And finally, what is so wrong about those who must worry about the cost of a drink with friends, or a date, or a little entertainment, to rephrase Senator Grassley's demeaning phrasings? Those who can't afford not to worry about food, shelter, healthcare, education for their children, & all the other costs of modern life, surely they too deserve to be able to spend some of their “darn pennies” on the simple joys of life.
Never mind that almost every reputable economist has called this tax bill a sham of handouts for the rich at the expense of the vast majority of Americans & the future economic health of this nation. Never mind that it is filled with loopholes written by lobbyists. Never mind that the wealthiest already speak with the loudest voices in Washington, & always have. Grassley’s comments open a window to the soul of the current national Republican Party & it it is not pretty. This is not a view of America that I think President Ronald Reagan let alone President Dwight Eisenhower or Teddy Roosevelt would have recognized. This is unadulterated cynicism & a version of top-down class warfare run amok. ~Facebook 12/4/17”
― Dan Rather

“مساوئ الزعيم الديموقراطي مخالفات، ولكن مساوئ الزعيم الديكتاتوري جنايات !”
― مصطفى أمين, من عشرة لعشرين

“In a democracy government is the God.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Good riddance to the blatantly corrupt Democratic Party!”
― Steven Magee

“Our democracy should aspire to be more democratic.”
― DaShanne Stokes

“While a democratic process is morally desirable for arriving at a decision, it doesn’t necessarily produce the best outcomes.”
― Pawan Mishra, Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy

“Democratic Socialism is simply Totalitarianism that allows you the illusion of a voice in the matter.”
― A.E. Samaan

“Democracy is probably the only discovery by mankind which mostly brought it only happiness.”
― Amit Kalantri

“In a democratic country everything is very simple: If you choose a good government, good things will happen; if you choose a bad government, bad things will happen!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Some clever and honourable nations change their regime from authoritarian to a democratic one, and some weak-kneed dictator lover miserable nations do the exact opposite! Don’t try to look for a character in a person who gave up his freedom, because he does have none!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“I regard the USA mass population routinely flip-flopping between the Republican and Democratic parties as a form of insanity.”
― Steven Magee

“At the current mental maturity of the human species, democracy is as barbarian and degrading as dictatorship - it just doesn’t feel that way, because of the illusory sense of control.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“For the people to have power, it is imperative that the people are competent, not simply intellectually, but in their entire psychological realm.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“All democracy begins with you - good or bad - progressive or barbarian - sane or neurotic.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“Democracy is like money; it is fake and unreal, the more people believe in it, the more tangible it becomes until it is the main currency of the kingdom; a fake benevolent form of trade is what it is.”
― Lamine Pearlheart, To Life from the Shadows

“Spineless citizens create spineless democracy.”
― Abhijit Naskar, When Humans Unite: Making A World Without Borders

“In every fall and raise of my life, I am a republic and my country is democratic”
― J. Lepika