Republic . . . it means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. — John Wayne Copy Share Image
What's hard, it seems, is living up to the expectations Democracy imposes upon those who would participate in society. — Steven Weber Copy Share Image
The New Deal repudiation of democracy has left the Republican Party alone the guardian of the Ark of the Covenant with its… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans. — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
Rule of thumb: When Democrats lose, they blame the candidate. When Republicans lose, they blame the opposition. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
“the struggle for an abolitionist democracy is aspiring to create the institutions that will truly allow for a democratic society. What” — Angela Y. Davis Copy Share Image
The American flag is the most recognized symbol of freedom and democracy in the world. — Virginia Foxx Copy Share Image
When a mob of institutions decides there is only one way forward, democracy loses meaning. — Anna Paulina Luna Copy Share Image
I look forward to an america in which commands respect throughout the world, not only for its strength, but for its civilization… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
If Republicans want to change their stance on immigration, they should do so on the merits, not out of a belief that… — Heather Mac Donald Copy Share Image
I admire Russia for wiping out an economic system which permitted a handful of rich to exploit and beat gold from the… — Frank Marshall Davis Copy Share Image
The people I spoke to who were worried they would be killed for talking to me are now all ministers in the… — Clare Rewcastle Brown Copy Share Image
I think we ought to call (Republicans who sign the Norquist no tax pledge) exactly what they are - they are traitors… — Bill Press Copy Share Image
Democracy, if it meant what our forefathers said, that would be great, but unfortunately it's been corrupted by this funding and funding… — George Hamilton Copy Share Image
The free world must continue calling attention to the Chinese Communist Party's crimes in Xinjiang, erosion of democracy in Hong Kong, and… — Tom Suozzi Copy Share Image
When Republicans used reconciliation in 2001 for the Bush tax cuts, they used it to increase the deficit. The whole purpose of… — Kent Conrad Copy Share Image
“As I saw it, we had three Democratic parties: the party of Barack Obama, the party of Hillary Clinton, and this weak… — Donna Brazile Copy Share Image
The enemy is still proud and powerful. He is hard to get at. He still possesses enormous armies, vast resources, and invaluable… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Neither should we forget the mean, which at the present day is lost sight of in perverted forms of government; for many… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“Government surveillance is a violation of our intrinsic right to privacy, a breach that extends beyond legal boundaries into the emotional terrain… — James William Steven Parker Copy Share Image
Have you or haven't you built a good school? Haven't you improved living conditions? Aren't you a bureaucrat? Have you helped to… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
In Cuba the elections for the powers of the State comes from the people, first it comes from meetings of the citizens… — Alejandro Castro Espin Copy Share Image
That's really a part of my nature , it goes along with autonomy and independence of action - it's just that I… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
People despise the lust for power that originates from a craving for homage and for the attributes of power. — Konstantin Ushinsky Copy Share Image
Force, violence, pressure, or compulsion with a view to conformity, are both uncivilized and undemocratic — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.” — Harry Emerson Fosdick Copy Share Image
I am shocked that Republicans can't explain why our technological and economic advantages are the result of sound monetary and economic policy. — Jack Kemp Copy Share Image
The intellect of two thousand asses cannot bring forth a single man's thought. — Muhammad Iqbal Copy Share Image
Even when you cherish democratic ideals, it is never easy to turn them into effective democratic institutions. This process will take decades. — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
Brave people add up to an aristocracy. The democracy of thou-shalt-not is bound to be a collection of weak men. — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
The Palestinians are a despotic, undemocratic grouping which promotes a religious war against Israel, a democracy, through terror. — Melanie Phillips Copy Share Image
Political stability was at most a factor in assessing developing countries or Russia. It is now also an issue in Western democracies. — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share Image
America's values call us to stand by a peaceful democracy fighting for its life. — Lloyd Austin Copy Share Image
If Democrats in Washington haven't got enough sense to own the issue of political reform, I give up on them entirely. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
If we want to cultivate a true spirit of democracy we cannot afford to be intolerant. Intolerance betrays want of faith in… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
They [Republicans] say, 'You're too conservative.' Was Thomas Jefferson too conservative? I'm tired of some people calling me wacky. — Sharron Angle Copy Share Image
The reason the Democrats are so intent on passing a stem-cell bill is they're depending on the research to grow themselves a… — Will Durst Copy Share Image
It is not proper to name them, but in a number of countries, in the name of democracy, all decisions are made… — Nguyen Phu Trong Copy Share Image
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express theirchoice are prepared to choosewisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. — Franklin D Roosevelt (1882â1945 Copy Share Image