Hunter S. Thompson Quotes

Every nation has the government it deserves. Toute nation a le government qu'elle merite.

The right to vote is an important guarantee by itself, but it is what those votes add up to that matters even more. These votes shape the government under which we live.

We are a democracy, and we get the leaders we deserve because we elect them.

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

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.

My message is that Democracy is not an alien invention. It is a way of solving problems in our society.

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

The democracy we are constructing must be able to show its usefulness and relevance.

I'm proud of Congress as a body. At the end of the day, we're the people's house, and we should be very mindful that we represent the people.

Democracy is too important to be left to politicians.

Government is not a game show, though at times it is amusing and entertaining to watch.

Democracy is perhaps the most promiscuous word in the world of public affairs.

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

When we talk about fighting for our country, we're talking about our vote, our vote is our arms.

We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office by the will of voters, and of the community to connect amongst diverse populations through the ballot box.

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.

Democracy is about voting and it's about a majority vote. And it's time that we started exercising the Democratic process.

I'm the one who initiated the democratic process.

Every country has the government it deserves.

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

We, as citizens, are the true owners of government.

Well, I couldn't do the day-to-day stuff of being a politician or anything, but I just think everybody should have an opinion and everybody should vote, and that's what we're built on.

I still have a great deal of faith in our political system and a great deal of faith in the American people and voter.