Democracy

"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." Winston Churchill (British Conservative statesman, 1874-1965)

"Democracy is the road to socialism." Henrietta Marx (German mother of the German philosopher Karl Marx (1818-1883))

Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed *no better than we deserve.*well*badly* George Bernard Shaw (Irish dramatist, 1856-1950)

"If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: 'Thou shalt not ration justice.'" Sophocles (Greek tragedian, 497-406 BC)

"Propaganda is to a democracy what *violence*voting*the media* is to a dictatorship." William Blum (American author, 1933-2018)

"All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy." Al Smith (American politician, 1873-1944)

"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage." H. L. Mencken (American journalist and literary critic, 1880-1956)

"If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it." Mark Twain (American writer, 1835-1910, )

"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others." Winston Churchill (British Prime Minister, 1874-1965)

"Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few." George Bernard Shaw (Irish writer, 1856-1950)

"As long as there are dictatorships, I won't have the heart to *criticize*follow*vote for* a democracy." Jean Rostand (French philosopher, 1894-1977)

"Democracy may not be perfect, but at least I don't have to build a wall to keep my people in." John Kennedy (American President, 1917-1963)

There's really no point to voting. If it made any difference, it would probably be *illegal.*great.*expensive.* H. L. Mencken (American journalist and literary critic, 1880-1956)

"The best defense against democracy is to distract people." Noam Chomsky (American philosopher, 1928-)

"The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting." Charles Bukowski (American writer, 1920-1994)

"We'd all like to vote for the best man but he's never a candidate." Kin Hubbard (American cartoonist, 1868-1930)

"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." George W. Bush (American President,1946-)

"Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking." Clement Attlee (British Labour statesman, 1883-1967)

"Democracy must be something more than two wolves and *a sheep*two lions*a dinosaur* voting on what to have for dinner." James Bovard (American writer, 1956-)

"A majority is always the best repartee." Benjamin Disraeli (British Tory statesman and novelist, 1804-81)

"Hell, I never vote for anybody. I always vote against." W. C. Fields (American humorist, 1880-1946)

"Democracy is the name we give the people whenever we need them." Robert, Marquis de Flers (French dramatists, 1872-1927) and Armand de Caillavet (French dramatist, 1869-1915)

"A triumph for democracy. It proves that a millionaire has just as good a chance as anybody else." Bob Hope (American comedian, 1903-2003) talking about John F. Kennedy's electoral victory in Wisconsin

"Under democracy one party always devotes its energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule – and both commonly succeed and are right." H. L. Mencken (American journalist and literary critic, 1880-1956)

It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the *counting.*media.*family.* Tom Stoppard (British dramatist, 1937-)

"Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time." E. B. White (American humorist, 1899-1985)

"Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people." Oscar Wilde (Irish dramatist and poet, 1854-1900)