1317  Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep them in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.

1530  Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

279  It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.

91  On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.

974  The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!