Karl Popper Quotes About Democracy
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It is wrong to ask who will rule. The ability to vote a bad government out of office is enough. That is democracy.
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The defence of democracy must consist in making anti-democratic experiences too costly for those who try them; much more costly than a democratic compromise
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I personally call the type of government which can be removed without violence 'democracy,' and the other, 'tyranny.'.
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It is wrong and dangerous to extol freedom by telling people that they will certainly be all right once they are free. The most we can say of democracy or freedom is that they give our personal abilities a little more influence on our well-being.
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