Republic and Democracy

Here are some memerable and remarkable quotes on republic and Democracy-

  • Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I will provide you with a republic.- Alexis de Tocqueville

  • To love without role, without power plays, is revolution.- Rita Mae Brown

  • In a democracy its your vote that counts. In feudalism its your Count that votes.- Mogens Jallberg

  • Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.- Abraham Lincoln

  • The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens. - Alexis de Tocqueville

  • The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words introduced but even more in the new ideas they express. - Alexis de Tocqueville

  • Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands-  Daniel Webster

  • India is a proud, self-confident nation with 5000 years of civilisation and culture and that spiritualism must be reinterpreted to suit the modern age in an inclusive manner.

  • It is the prime responsibility of every citizen to feel that his country is free and to defend its freedom is his duty.- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel;

  • There is something unique in this soil, which despite many obstacles has always remained the abode of great souls.-  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel;

  • We are Indians, firstly and lastly.- Dr B. R. Ambedkar

  • For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights.- Dr B. R. Ambedkar

  • Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self.- Dr B. R. Ambedkar

  • On the eve of my laying down office, with the inauguration of the Republic, I should like to tender my greetings and best wishes to the men and women of India who will henceforth be a citizen of a republic. I feel deeply thankful for the affection showered on me by all sections of the people, which alone enabled me to hear the burden of an office to the duties and conventions of which I had been an utter stranger.- C Rajagopalachari

  • In attaining our ideals,our means should be as pure as the end.- Dr. Rajendra Prasad