That's why I call the Senate the graveyard of democracy, because even when you have 58 senators, they can block it and… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
We say in a democracy that good ideas will drive out bad ones, so if the good ones aren't there, we're left… — Barry McCaffrey Copy Share Image
“The sheriff listened uneasily to a sound, very uncommon at elections, of the populace expressing an opinion contrary to that of the… — Dinah Maria Mulock Craik Copy Share Image
In our democracy we must have a partnership of labor, of business and of government. — Charles H. Percy Copy Share Image
The Republic may not give wealth or happiness, she has not promised these. It is the freedom to pursue these, not their… — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
Democrats were simply hoping to win some political points by getting their outlandish rhetoric published in the newspapers and heard on the… — John Doolittle Copy Share Image
Democracy or military rule, Right from the repressive policies of the ruling class, then grabbing power from the device remains in — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
What's troubling is that the Republicans to defend Mr. DeLay are weakening the ethics process. — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
The Washington establishment think Republicans win elections by you don't stand for anything, you keep your head down, you don't rock the… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Our democracy, our constitutional framework is really a kind of software for harnessing the creativity and political imagination for all of our… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Without general elections, without freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, without the free battle of opinions, life in… — Rosa Luxemburg Copy Share Image
Why live outside the US? Do you want health care or safe food products or democracy or something? They're all overrated. Stay… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
We used to fight for democracy. Democracy used to matter. We now treat it with contempt. We have turned our backs on… — Nigel Farage Copy Share Image
Everyone has right not to recognize the sovereignty of the state and thus he has right to avoid the taxes. Human freedom… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Democracy doesn't begin at the top; it begins at the bottom, when flesh-and-blood human beings fight to rekindle what Arlo Guthrie calls… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“I go back to the union man and say, “Sir, this is a house of God, not a proper place for a… — Jerry Ash Copy Share Image
The real causes of terrorism are not poverty and oppression per se, but rather the bankruptcy of materialist ideologies, like Neo-Conservatism, which… — Robert Dickson Crane Copy Share Image
“Just as people are born, live a time, and die by diseases or old age, in the same way republics are formed,… — Frederick the Great Copy Share Image
Trump wants to be an autocrat, he does want to be a Vladimir Putin-style ruler. His chief strategic advisor, Steve Bannon, is… — Malcolm Wrightson Nance Copy Share Image
Many Americans do not realize that we could institute proportional representation for most elections in the U.S. without amending the Constitution. In… — John Anderson Copy Share Image
The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments,… — Simon Bolivar Copy Share Image
Whether the mask is labeled fascism, democracy, or dictatorship of the proletariat, our great adversary remains the apparatus—the bureaucracy, the police, the… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Hold on to your wallets folks because with the passage of this trillion-dollar baby, the Democrats will be poised to spend as… — Christopher Bond Copy Share Image
A great democracy doesn't make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon. — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
“...in every election their votes cancel each other, and they are as no one.” — Lydia Davis Copy Share Image
Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
To answer brutality with brutality is to admit one's moral and intellectual bankruptcy. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
We need to get better at voting and be a voice for the people who do not have one. — George Lopez Copy Share Image
To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
A news conference is a device by which the establishment keeps large numbers of reporters from covering the news every place else. — Sam Smith Copy Share Image
I believe that when we respect and trust our democracy, this simple act unites and binds us together. — Leslyn Lewis Copy Share Image
Nothing to impede progress. If you want to see the fate of democracies, look out the windows. — House Peters Jr Copy Share Image
What leads to a growth - skills, demographics, natural resources, democracy, entrepreneurship - India has in abundant measure. — Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Copy Share Image
The form of government and the condition of society must always correspond. Social equality is therefore a postulate of pure democracy. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Socialist democracy is not a luxury but an absolute, essential necessity for overthrowing capitalism and building socialism. — Ernest Mandel Copy Share Image
I think most Republicans would rather win this election than have transformation. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
And it is essential that in fighting terrorism, sacrifices should not be made on democracy. — Bulent Ecevit Copy Share Image
In every American election, crazy things are said. Positions are taken which the winners try very hard to forget afterwards. — Lee Hsien Loong Copy Share Image
One of the great cliches of campaign journalism is the notion that American elections have long since ceased to be about issues… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
