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I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting. These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself.

I think if people value democracy, they had damn well better get out and exercise their right to vote while their vote still means something.

Anyone who wants to be part of the political process should adopt values that are compatible with democracy.

We're not a democracy.

Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe.

Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

The values and voices of democracy are silent. Either we have lost touch with those values or, no better, believe they need not or cannot be taught.

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.

Democracy doesn't require a whole lot of work of its citizens, but it requires some: It requires taking a good look outside once in a while, and considering the bad news and what it might mean, and making the occasional tough choice, and soberly taking stock of what your real interests are.