Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.
Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.
Democracy may mean something more than a theoretically absolute popular government, but it assuredly cannot mean anything less.
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe.
The principle of democracy is all about delegation of power by the vast majority of citizens through a few chosen representatives chosen on merit and competence.
Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is always to be preferred.