Democracy does not race, it reaches the finish slowly but surely. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
There's a utility in the democracy refreshing itself on an ongoing basis. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Democracies don't prepare well for things that have never happened before. — Richard A. Clarke Copy Share Image
The new republic should be based on diversity, respect and equal rights for all. — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
Americans, and only Americans, should decide our elections. That's just common sense and foundational to our democracy. — Dean Phillips Copy Share Image
Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking. — Clement Attlee Copy Share Image
Democratic nations care but little for what has been, but they are haunted by visions of what will be. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society. — George Soros Copy Share Image
Democrats don't resent the rich on behalf of the poor. They resent the rich on behalf of the government. — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
The assumption that everyone in government is a bad actor imperils our democracy. — Asha Rangappa Copy Share Image
My voting rights agenda is not that different from what you'd see in H.R. 1. — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
I'm a pessimist about the euro, but not about Europe. So the southern periphery, Spain, Italy, Greece, leave - Italy might be… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
Because of cyberattacks and fake news, we can already imagine the problem all democratic societies will face in future elections: how to… — Toomas Hendrik Ilves Copy Share Image
Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
“Democracy' was a sociological term in Russia in 1917, denoting the masses, the lower class, at least as strongly as it did… — China Miéville Copy Share Image
I very happily stand for the right of every man and woman in Pennsylvania to have their voice heard in elections. And… — Katie McGinty Copy Share Image
Behind the deceptive words designed to entice people into supporting violence -- words like democracy, freedom, self-defense, national security -- there is… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
We don't know yet how to build a society which is environmentally sustainable, which is shareable with everybody on the planet, which… — Alex Steffen Copy Share Image
Democrats can have a different version of the line, or they can just say, no, we are the party of international peace… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
If you rely on the media for your information, to educate yourself about the candidates and what issues are facing the country,… — Donna Brazile Copy Share Image
In 1988, when democracy was restored, the military establishment was still very powerful. The extremist groups were still there. And when the… — Benazir Bhutto Copy Share Image
We like democracy because why? The pathologies of the U.S. version are so obvious in the aftermath of the latest averted crisis… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
After World War II the Republicans - the Wall Street crowd - were very worried about a depression coming back. They hated… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
We need to reform the constitution in Chile. The current one was written and passed in 1980 during the dictatorship. Some changes… — Michelle Bachelet Copy Share Image
I am a Mexican. The United States lived seventy-five years with the one party system in Mexico - the PRI - without… — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
What's very interesting about the violence in Lebanon and the violence in Iraq and the violence in Gaza is this: These are… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“The communities were in fierce competition with each other. They had their rich and their poor; they had orators and conquerors; they… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton Copy Share Image
