Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.

About E. B. White

Portrait of E. B. White

Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer, essayist, and a contributing editor for The New Yorker magazine. He was also the author of highly popular books for children: Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970).

More quotations from E. B. White

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change-and we all instinctively avoid it.

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.

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I get up every morning determined both to change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning the day difficult.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

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More quotations tagged with “democracy”

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost.

Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear.

Self-criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the public soul

Vote early and vote often.

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Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

—George Bernard Shaw

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