Hamza Yusuf Quotes

Democracy depends on well educated and engaged citizens.

Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.

And they understand that to be an effective member of a democracy, you have to accept responsibility.

Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught.

A democracy depends on its people, the literate and the well read.

Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.

I believe that everyone should participate in democracy and enjoy doing it.

Without an educated populace, democracy cannot sustain itself.

A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain degree of education and civic virtue.

All of us today are learning democracy. We are only now forming a political culture.

Among the foremost benefits of free government is that education of the intelligence and of the sentiments which is carried down to the very lowest ranks of the people when they are called to take a part in acts which directly affect the great interests of their country.

Democracy requires that those who bear the consequences of decisions have enough knowledge to hold the decision-makers accountable.

We live inside a democracy, and you know, public will matters in a democracy. I just hope it's informed public will, and frankly, when the decisions are made, you understand the costs.

Democracy should be practiced not every six years, but every day.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

We... are not really free if we can't control our own government and its policies. And we will never do that if we remain ignorant.

But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of duty to participate in the process in some way other than just blindly getting behind a political party.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

A better educated electorate might change the reason many persons vote.

I want people to learn what democracy means.

We are in a democratic society. It's our job to question.

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.

As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.

It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty.

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.