Bahaullah Quotes

Thou hast entrusted the reins of counsel into the hands of the representatives of the people. Thou, indeed, hast done well, for thereby the foundations of the edifice of thine affairs will be strengthened, and the hearts of all that are beneath thy shadow, whether high or low, will be tranquilized.

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

Our democracy is predicated on the belief that our government should be accessible by the people. We cannot allow ourselves to give in to fear or shy away from interacting with the public.

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.

A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent.

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

Majority rule rests on numbers; democracy rests on the well-grounded assumption that society is neither a collection of units nor an organism but a network of human relations.

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.

Democracy is far more complex than simply choosing the people who govern you.

The people's government has come to be less and less the people's business.

If the people be governors, who shall be governed?

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

… a permanent Council of the ablest men chosen by the people

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

... we, the people, elect leaders not to rule but to serve.

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

When a government for the people becomes a government in spite of the people, then who are we really serving?

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.

Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear.

In a democracy, a leader must be the head teacher, someone eager to respond to doubts and questions and explain the need for and the benefits of a new course.

Politics is a good thing!

Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks.

In my view, stability only comes with a government that is elected by the people and works for the people.

I hope there have been times when I made you all proud, or made you all smile or at least piqued your interest in this wonderful institution we call government.

I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.