Democracy at Risk Quotes

“American democracy is at risk. The risk comes not from some external threat but from disturbing internal trends: an erosion of the activities and capacities of citizenship. Americans have turned away from politics and the public sphere in large numbers, leaving our civic life impoverished. Citizens participate in public affairs less frequently, with less knowledge and enthusiasm, in fewer venues, and less equally than is healthy for a vibrant democratic polity.”
― Stephen Macedo, Democracy at Risk: How Political Choices Undermine Citizen Participation, and What We Can Do About It