Some have argued that the United States was designed to block majority rule; to be a 'republic, not a democracy.' This is… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Winning the election is a good-news, bad-news kind of thing. Okay, now you're the mayor. The bad news is, now you're the… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
The parliament is the supreme decision-making and legislative body in any democracy. It reflects the collective desires of the citizens and makes… — Ziauddin Sardar Copy Share Image
We need to have Turkey respect democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms. — Federica Mogherini Copy Share Image
The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street. — Kin Hubbard Copy Share Image
The true democrat is he who with purely nonviolent means defends his liberty and, therefore, his country's and ultimately that of the… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I refuse to do anything that would help Republicans win a Senate seat in New York, and give the Senate majority to… — Harold Ford, Jr Copy Share Image
Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help. — Chris Chocola Copy Share Image
“I am impatient with those Republicans who after the last election rushed into print saying, 'We must broaden the base of our… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I found that there is very little interest in Washington for true election reform. That neither the White House nor either house… — DeForest Soaries Copy Share Image
How can we even call this a Democracy when the House, the Senate, the White House, and now the Supreme Court are… — Krystal Ball Copy Share Image
Now majority rule is a precious, sacred thing worth dying for. But like other precious, sacred things … it's not only worth… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
My submission to you is we're fighting the war on terror not overseas but in our own streets, and we'd be spending… — Johnny Isakson Copy Share Image
The blame for [the national debt] lies with the Congress and the President, with Democrats and Republicans alike, most all of whom… — Warren Rudman Copy Share Image
There's a big conservative press unabashedly and for the Democrats and even people to the left of the Democratic party, there's almost… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
And every historic effort to forge a democratic project has been undermined by two fundamental realities: poverty and paranoia. The persistence of… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
“The people could still have their republic, but much legislative power would be shifted out of an elected body and into the… — Philip Hamburger Copy Share Image
If we can implant in our people the Christian virtues which we sum up in the word character, and, at the same… — Winthrop W. Aldrich Copy Share Image
Did I say "republic?" By God, yes, I said "republic!" Long live the glorious republic of the United States of America. Damn… — Westbrook Pegler Copy Share Image
I don't think I could ever reach the giddy heights of the inspired comedy and tragedy that's happening now in Washington. I… — Armando Iannucci Copy Share Image
Growing up in this post-apartheid era, the first generation of teens in South Africa living in this new democracy, I often found… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
...the priority of the Democrats and Republicans...is to preserve...power when [they have] it, and to gain power when [they do not]. [Their]… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
“Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle. Aristocracy ruins itself by limiting too narrowly the circle… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“Everyone owns a piece of democracy. Actually, I own two pieces, and each one has a nipple.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found ourselves than by those which have occurred to others. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace. — Warren Christopher Copy Share Image
I will always remember and we must all remember that Democrats are our political rivals, not our enemies, and they deserve our… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
“Democracy in a country where the public is uneducated is no different from having a dictatorship or an elected king.” — O.Z. Livaneli Copy Share Image
In a representative republic, the education of our children must be of the utmost importance! — James Monroe Copy Share Image
Climate change now represents so urgent a threat to mankind that the only way to deal with it is by suspending democracy. — James Lovelock Copy Share Image
I can't emphasize how important free speech is to a liberal and free democracy. — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
I think that if the Postal Service dies, it will be the end of democracy as we know it. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
We adore titles and heredities in our hearts and ridicule them with our mouths. This is our democratic privilege. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The Republicans went so far to the right that they just can't get votes. They've become a dedicated party of the very… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I think our country has so much to be proud of. And we have so much more work to do to make… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
How one election has exposed the true dire straits of the Democrat Party. It really is profound. — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Watching Republicans in Washington is like watching lemmings, if lemmings jumped into cesspools instead of off cliffs. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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