William Jennings Bryan Quotes

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

Let's face it: however old-fashioned and out of date and devaluated the word is, we like the way of living provided by democracy.

Democracy is a process. It is never finished.

Above all, democracy means pluralism.

Democracy is not a result. Democracy is a process.

Democracy is like virginity. You can’t have just some of it.

Democracy can be noisy and messy. But it works.

Popular sovereignty is relatively easy to establish; the other component of democracy, liberty, is far more difficulty to secure.

Democracy is a process that doesn't march in lock step.

Democracy is like a street car. You get off when you reach your destination.

We should never take democracy for granted. Democracy can emerge and develop, but it can also decay.

The principles governing Western democracies, of which Israel rightly considers itself a part, are based on the assurance that everyone has a vote, but also that the minority needs to yield to the wishes of the majority.

I think the advantage of democracy is that it makes us less dependent on a group of leaders.

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.

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.

Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe.

Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.

Democracy must live as it thinks and think as it lives

A democratic home is the foundation of a democratic state.

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

People don't understand democracy here. They think it simply means disobedience to the authorities.

The test of democracy is freedom of criticism.

Democracy is moral before it is political.

The wastes of democracy are among the greatest obvious wastes, but we have compensations in democracy which far outweigh that waste and make it more efficient than absolutism.

We love your adherance to democratic principles and democratic processes.