“Most of wars or military coups or invasions are done in the name of democracy against democracy.” WarDoneNamesDemocracyMilitaryParadoxInvasionCoups Author:Eduardo Galeano
“It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day.” DemocracyWonderfulElectionParadoxRitualElection Day Author:Brad Henry
“There is a connection waiting to be made between the decline in democratic participation and the explosion in new ways of communicating. We need not accept the paradox that gives us more ways than ever to speak, and leaves the public with a wider feeling than ever before that their voices are not being heard. The new technologies can strengthen our democracy, by giving us greater opportunities than ever before for better transparency and a more responsive relationship between government and electors” WayNeedsGivingMadeFeelingsGovernmentOpportunityPoliticsSpeakWaitingVoiceAcceptingTechnologyDemocracyGreaterHeardInternetConnectionsDemocraticCommunicateParadoxDeclineNew WaysParticipationExplosionsTransparencyNew Technology Author:Robin Cook
“It's the good old paradox of democracy. We are individually pretty small drops in the bucket, but collectively we are all powerful.” PowerfulDemocracyParadoxBuckets Author:Damian Kulash
“It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.” FreedomDemocracySpeechParadoxFree SpeechDictatorshipDictatorLadders Author:Herbert Hoover