Quotes about Democracy Under Threat

Alexander II

The vote, in the hands of an ignorant man, without either property of self respect, will be used to the damage of the people at large; for the rich man, without honor or any kind of patriotism, will purchase it, and with it swamp the rights of a free people.

He was the Russian Reformer who ended serfdom and gave land to the peasants and then was assassinated for his liberality

Scott Peters

The unending chase for money, I believe, threatens to steal our democracy itself. I've used the word 'corrupting,' and I want to be very clear about it: I mean by it not the corruption of individuals, but a corruption of a system itself that all of us are forced to participate in against our will.

Andrew Jackson

I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to many members of the House of Representatives, and the rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office.

Vin Weber

It’s frightening. Our politics, because of him [Donald Trump], is defending to a level of a third world country. There’s just nothing beneath him.

Weber was castigating Donald Trump, the Presidential nominee of his own political party.

Stephen Colbert

Today we put liberty on lay-away.

“Lay-Away” is a term and concept that was widely used in before the ear of credit cards. Consumers would make a “down payment” on the merchandise they wanted to buy. The store would “lay it away” (store it) until the consumer came up with the money to pay for the entire sale and then he/she would get the use of the merchandise. But while on “lay-away” the consumer could not get the benefit of what he/she had bought.

Fethullah Gulen

Erdogan's persecution of his people is not simply a domestic matter. The ongoing pursuit of civil society, journalists, academics and Kurds in Turkey is threatening the long-term stability of the country.

Atishi

Although BJP and Congress are two sides of same coin, BJP is far more communal. Since BJP came to power, there is an atmosphere of hatred, and there is a takeover of the democratic institutions.

Carles Puigdemont

A lot of people are angry about the democratic abuses that have been committed by the Spanish government.

Benjamin H. Bagdikian

The United States, along with other major democracies, is moving swiftly toward media control by a handful of gigantic multi-national corporations.

Ronen Bergman

A country, people, and society are in a sorry state when the guardians of its democratic values and the rule of law are the officers of the armed forces who are forced to stand up to the mob and the politicians who incite it and kowtow to it.

Democracy Under Threat Quotes