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The more I see of democracy the more I dislike it. It just brings everything down to the mere vulgar level of wages and prices, electric light and water closets, and nothing else.

— D. H. Lawrence

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Democracy is still a radical idea in a world where we often confuse images with realities, words with actions.

— Hillary Clinton

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.

— Frank Gehry

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

— Queen Rania of Jordan

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

— David Harsanyi

Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your heart.

— Jill Lepore

Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.

— Plato

I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

I don't see democracy getting better. I see democracy diminishing. More rules, more legislation. Eventually governments will see everything.

— Taki Theodoracopulos

✗Opposing Perspectives

I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing.

— H. L. Mencken

Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.

— Jon Voight