“Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.”
Source: Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens
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“Democracy! Bah! When I hear that I reach for my feather boa!”
“We'd all like to vote for the best man but he's never a candidate.”
Source: The History of Freedom (and other Essays)
“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.”
“Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.”
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”
“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.”
“Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.”
“Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.”
“Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.”
Source: Mencken Chrestomathy
“Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.”
“Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy.”
“There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.”
“Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.”
Source: Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1938, Volume 7
“Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.”
“Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.”
“Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.”
Source: Speeches and Statements: Apr. 2-Nov. 14, 1989
“Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.”
“Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.”
“Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.”
“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.”
Source: Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty
“So long, and thanks for all the fish.”
Source: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
“Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.”
Source: The Most Beautiful Woman in Town