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Democracy, loudly upheld as a cure for much of the ailing world, has proved no guarantor of political wisdom, even if it remains the least bad form of government.

— Pankaj Mishra

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Democracy may mean something more than a theoretically absolute popular government, but it assuredly cannot mean anything less.

— Herbert Croly

But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance.

— Antonio Tabucchi

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.

— Winston Churchill

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

— H. L. Mencken

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.

— Queen Rania of Jordan

I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is always to be preferred.

— Jeane Kirkpatrick

Democracy is but an experiment in the long history of the world.

— Mark McKinnon

Democracy may not prove in the long run to be as efficient as other forms of government, but it has one saving grace: it allows us to know and say that it isn't.

— Bill Moyers

Democracy is the only civilized way to govern a country.

— Ricardo Salinas Pliego

✗Opposing Perspectives

All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.

— Al Smith