How to Save Democracy

How to Save Democracy is a book of quotations by ninety-five world leaders that puts poetic inspiration under the wings of democracy while simultaneously providing abundant practical advice on how to strengthen free government to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. Divided into three sections—”Virtues of Democracy,” “Challenges and Threats,” and “The Way Forward”—the book is a powerful educational tool that teaches citizens six key principles of democratic success:

• Get involved.

• Hold leaders accountable.


• Demand free and fair elections.
• Equality, inclusion, and diversity are cornerstones of democracy.
• Free and independent news media must pursue the truth.
• Citizens, and nations, must unite to defend democracy

In a world where democracy is under threat, How to Save Democracy transmits to readers not only the collected wisdom that citizens and leaders need to fortify democracy locally, nationally, and globally, but also the powerful forces of hope and courage necessary for democracies to survive and thrive in perilous times.