American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
“Open Everything' is everything--it is our mind, our heart, our soul, our destiny.” — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
In a racially divided society, majority rule is not a reliable instrument of democracy. — Lani Guinier Copy Share Image
Republicans will criticize whatever President Obama does because that is what they do. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
Tyranny and despotism can be exercised by many, more rigorously, more vigorously, and more severely, than by one. — Andrew Johnson Copy Share Image
The doctrine that the cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy is like saying that the cure of crime is… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“America: An ongoing experiment in democracy controlled largely by insanely wealthy people. And that's just the way we like it, thank you… — James Napoli Copy Share Image
The best example of democracy I can recall is five wolves sitting down to dinner with one sheep. — Charles De Montesquieu Copy Share Image
Let me be clear: My purpose is not to put Congress in charge of state elections. That's the opposite of what I… — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
“DEMOCRACY is a form of leading state in which the right and power" must be in the hands of the people and… — Khem Veasna Copy Share Image
“there are two distinct viewpoints in every republic: that of the populace and that of the elite. All the laws made in… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
If a bunch of Republicans are too stiff- necked, too proud, or in some cases too committed to the old order, after… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That's one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man… — Henrik Ibsen Copy Share Image
There is no "ruler" in our country. Poland is a democracy. Our Prime Minister leads the government; the President is fulfilling his… — Jaroslaw Kaczynski Copy Share Image
In some countries that are darlings of the West, like Egypt, everyone knows the result of national elections years in advance: The… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Totalitarian regimes produce a culture and a moral code that is totally different from what happens in a democracy. There are two… — Luljeta Lleshanaku Copy Share Image
You see in Turkey, they had a remarkable success story in building up a democracy. I was in Istanbul for most of… — Bernard Lewis Copy Share Image
“The variety of political positions shared on Facebook in the 2016 Presidential Election was both entertaining and, sadly, destructive. I observed friends… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Because the Republicans are never going to turn on Trump so long as he still has his base, and he will continue… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
Democracy is not just freedom to criticize the government or head of state, or to hold parliamentary elections. True democracy obtains only… — Nawal El Saadawi Copy Share Image
I don’t think God has a gender. I don’t think God hates gays or Democrats, and I don’t think you have to… — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
“The democratic nations that have introduced freedom into their political constitution at the very time when they were augmenting the despotism of… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Now the dictatorship or call it the 'Indonesian regime', fully consolidated its power... You see, the West told Indonesians, indirectly of course,… — Andre Vltchek Copy Share Image
In a democracy, the public has a right to know not only what the government decides, but why and by what process. — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing. — Archibald MacLeish Copy Share Image
The real menace of our Republic is the invisible Government which like a giant Octopus, sprawls its slimy legs over our cities,… — John Francis Hylan Copy Share Image
If you vote for Democrats, you might as well give Al Quaeda a death ray and a manual. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I think, as Republicans, we need to stick by what we believe in. And that is fiscal conservatism and individual freedom. — Kane Copy Share Image
A federal Voters' Bill of Rights could press the states to put non-partisan managers in charge of elections. — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
The political form of a society wherein the proletariat is victorious in overthrowing the bourgeoisie will be a democratic republic. — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
Brexit has energised millions of people, young and old, to take part in our democracy and that's a great thing. — Liz Truss Copy Share Image
Religious freedom is for prayer and rituals,but not for convertion.No relegion cannot provide the peace. — Sumesh Nair Copy Share Image
For a fledging democratic system to succeed, we need citizens who understand the procedures, believe in democratic rules and get personally involved. — Friedrich Naumann Copy Share Image
To glorify democracy and to silence the people is a farce; to discourse on humanism and to negate people is a lie. — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
I believe democracy will succeed in Tunisia, but I also believe that it will succeed in the other Arab Spring countries. — Rashid al-Ghannushi Copy Share Image
The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
As soon as I came in as leader, we had seven weeks to an election, so we had to be entirely focused… — Jacinda Ardern Copy Share Image
There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics. — Imran Khan Copy Share Image
“If you distance yourself from reality and just cling to cliches about democracy find yourself a different job than analyzing politics” — Hany Ghoraba Copy Share Image
