Langston Hughes Quotes

Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.

Democracy is the best revenge.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.

Let's face it: however old-fashioned and out of date and devaluated the word is, we like the way of living provided by democracy.

Democracy takes time. Dictatorship is quicker, but too many people get shot.

Democracy, once unleashed, is a pretty powerful force.

Democracy is that fine art of compromise.

In democracies the people seem to act as they please.

The consent of the governed" is more than a safeguard against ignorant tyrants: it is an insurance against benevolent despots as well.

Democracy is a revolutionary process.

We are at a point where democracy—the idea and practice of people controlling their lives—is a revolutionary issue in the United States.

The real strength of the democratic theory in opposition to the fascist or communist is that the fascist frankly states that certain people will tell other people what they shall do to be happy, and those other people have little or nothing to say about it. In theory the communists were to do everything in common, in practice a small group there also tells other people what they shall do to achieve their objectives. So far more nearly than any other form of government, the democratic form has allowed people to shape their own government

In democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not its taste, but its effect,...

Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is the history of resistance.

God Bless democracy. I approve of it highly. I suffer from it greatly.

The fight for democracy is a long-term battle.

If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

The aim of my life is the overthrow of monarchy.

I like the noise of democracy.

A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.

We believe that this is not right for a democracy to make revolutions the beacon of promoting democracy.

The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.

I think the advantage of democracy is that it makes us less dependent on a group of leaders.

While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.