The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.
Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its citizens.
Being adequately informed is a democratic duty, just as the vote is a democratic right. A misinformed electorate, voting without knowledge, is not a true democracy.
The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty.
Political ignorance helps explain Americans' perpetual disappointment with politicians generally, and presidents especially, to whom voters unrealistically attribute abilities to control events.
There is a danger in democracy itself.
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.
Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.
Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is ignorant.