Quotes About Democracy

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colors breaking through.

America’s support for human rights and democracy is our noblest export to the world.

The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to kept that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have government without newspapers, or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.