The beauty of democracy is that an average, random, unremarkable citizen can lead it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.
I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.
Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
Democracy, obviously, is something we don't want to give up, but it does create chaos. It means the guy next door can do what he wants, and it creates a collision of thinking. In cities, that means people build whatever they want.
Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.
The whole idea of a democracy is that we ourselves, the people, are supposed to make a path of our politics, and it is we who with our feet and our vote and our labors and our vigilance are supposed to shape our country.
Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of government. It is meant to be a conversation, a place where the intelligence and local knowledge of the electorate sums together to arrive at actions that reflect the participation of the largest possible number of people.
Democracy is but an experiment in the long history of the world.
Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.