1. Being poor in a democratic system is better than enjoying the so-called happiness under autocracy, just as freedom is better than slavery.

From: [Ancient Greece] Democritus: "Fragments of Works"

2. Democracy is healthy blood circulating in veins and arteries, and the normal function of the body depends on it Maintain, but it should never be derailed, just as blood must not flow out of a vein.

From: [British] Coleridge: "Talk"

3. Democracy is a good nanny of genius; outstanding literary talent can only rise and fall with it.

From: [British] Bacon: "Collected Works of Bacon"

4. Democracy is not determined by voting, but by counting votes.

From: [UK] Stoba: "The Jumper"

5. When the principles of democratic politics are corrupted, people not only lose the spirit of equality, but also develop a spirit of extreme equality. Everyone is to be equal to those they elect to lead them.

From: [France] Montesquieu: "The Spirit of the Laws"