There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You cannot be democratic one day, and undemocratic on another. It is a state of mind, it is a way of living, and it is an essence of action.
Democracy without morality is impossible.
Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people.
Democratic societies can no longer give religious fanatics a free hand to abuse and murder non believers. Such action betrays contempt for the basic human rights which animate any democracy with meaning.
Democracy is an imperfect way of steering between the violence of anarchy and the violence of tyranny, with the least violence you can get away with.
Intimidation, harassment and violence have no place in a democracy.
I have no idea if some societies, anthropologically speaking, aren't really suited for democracy. I don't think that's true.
Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe.