Steve Earle Quotes

Democracy is but an experiment in the long history of the world.

The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era.

Democracy is the least static form of society. Its basis is reason not authority.

Democracy is very powerful but very fragile.

In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy.

No country is free unless it is democratic.

Democracy is a destiny of humanity which cannot be averted. It can be delayed but not defeated.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

The people want to go back to the time when democracy was in full bloom.

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty.

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.

Democracy, once unleashed, is a pretty powerful force.

Democracy is an open wound that the East has been carrying for centuries.

Democracy is a self-correcting mechanism.

A republic—if you can keep it.

If democracy is finished, all is lost.

Democracy's got endless problems and faults and dangers, but it's certain the alternatives are not better.

However flawed democracy is, it is still the only answer.

In South America, there is no more room for alternatives to democracy.

If allowed, democracy does actually work.

If we are going to save our hides, we need to start with democracy.

He who would save liberty must put his trust in democracy.

A free government is of all others the most energetic.

Taiwan is democratic.

Taiwan is a budding democracy, and the people have participated in multi-party democratic elections since 1996.