The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

Winston Churchill Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide. John Adams Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man. Bertrand Russell I believe in a relatively equal society, supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty. I believe in democracy, civil liberties, and the rule of law. That makes me a liberal, and Im proud of it. Paul Krugman The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. John F. Kennedy Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. Oscar Wilde Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude. Alexis de Tocqueville