Mario Monti Quotes

Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their leaders and their institutions. The gap between the ideal democracy and the existing one cannot be bridged.

Reading a teleprompter is not what makes you presidential. It's your actions that you take, and it's democracy.

Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.

Democracy is not about making speeches. It is about making committees work.

The success of an elected official is doing what everyone knows needs to be done.

In a democracy, a man who does not listen cannot lead.

I didn’t understand. In a democracy, the people have to be entertained.

In a democracy, people tend to get the kind of government they deserve.

Democracy is not theater - it determines life and death!

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party a fair go.

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion.

One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.

In Ethiopia, democracy is in its infancy and it must be nurtured along by its leaders.

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.

If you present good government, then elections look after themselves.

Although elections are not perfect tools for democracy, they reinforce the relationship between the people and their leaders, empowering citizens to remove and replace their governments in a peaceful and orderly manner. The only basis for a peaceful society is providing people with the opportunity to express their opinions and their will, and elections are instrumental in doing so.

In a democracy, people usually get the kind of government they deserve, and they deserve what they get.

In a democracy, power implies responsibility.

Elections alone will never be enough to ensure good governance.

American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the most ignorant part of society.

What is good for democracy is good for America.

Democracy is much too important to be left to public opinion.

There are two rules for mayors: Be there and do something.

Democracy is messy, and it's hard. It's never easy.