Quotes about Democracy

Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that is supposed to represent the voters does not respond to their needs. I believe the chief reason for this is that it is ruled by a small group of old men.

Democracy is not something you believe in or hang your hat on, but something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles and falls. If you participate, the future is yours.

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.

To give the victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

I think we must reflect more on what democracy in the exercise of authority would mean. Is truth determined by a majority vote, only for a new 'truth' to be 'discovered' by a new majority tomorrow?

Let the Fourth of July always be a reminder that here in this land, for the first time, it was decided that man is born with certain God-given rights; that government is only a convenience created and managed by the people, with no powers of its own except those voluntarily granted to it by the people. We sometimes forget that great truth, and we never should. Happy Fourth of July.

Elections aren't just about who votes but who doesn't vote.

I do know that I don't want to see anybody legitimately have the excuse that they are not voting because their votes don't count. That can't happen - whether I'm the one impacted by that vote or not.

Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good. 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm.