Democracy Quotes · Page 181

And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers.

— George Pataki

“The stench of deception permeates the air of our great American democracy--wretched.”

— Will Leamon

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values.

— John F. Kennedy

I think the Democrats are actually worried he (Obama) may go to Indonesia and bow to more Muslims.

— Rick Santorum

[American Communist Party] legally exists in the U.S.A., it nominates its candidates in the elections, including Presidential elections.

— Joseph Stalin

No one is predicting that the Democrats will get the 30 pickups they need to take back the House majority.

— Mara Liasson

Democracy should be nurtured and sustained in Nigeria and in our part of the world

— Olusegun Obasanjo

Filmmaking is a real democracy - it's up to the audience to vote with their tickets.

— Dean Devlin

Some observers compare elections in some countries with sports events, where people are but spectators. Moreover, elections must not be mere interludes…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

The republic I fell in love with, the republic I risked my life to defend, the values I hold dear, the integrity…

— Allen West

This doesn't mean abandoning our values and ideals; wherever we can, it's in our interest to help foster democracy through the diplomatic…

— Barack Obama

I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life…

— Robert Caro

The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free…

— Joichi Ito

For politicians to be honest, the public needs to allow them to be honest, and the media, which mediates between the politicians…

— Rory Stewart

Policy proposals to ensure the integrity of ballots are routinely presented by Democrats as not just racist but as having no function…

— Mollie Hemingway

We asked voters who'd never voted before... who don't believe that their vote makes a difference, to turn out in races like…

— Katie Porter

Because we don't have a Fairness Doctrine, and because we have further media consolidation, and because we have a craptastic corporate media,…

— Janeane Garofalo

“What made America great was her ability to transform her own dream into hope for all mankind. America did not tell the…

— Nicolas Sarkozy

“Both for practical reasons and for mathematically verifiable moral reasons, authority and responsibility must be equal - else a balancing takes place…

— Robert A. Heinlein

I don't believe in democracy. In the second place, neither did our white forefathers. I believe, as they did, in a republican…

— George Lincoln Rockwell

What worker or peasant can pay 80 - 90 million dollars to elect a senator or 4 billion to elect a president?…

— Alejandro Castro Espin

I think Democrats do a lot to talk the talk and don't do a lot to walk the walk on wage gap.…

— Katie Walsh

[T]he delegation of the government, in [a republic], to a small number of citizens elected by the rest . . . [is]…

— James Madison

Scholars have been arguing for a long time whether the Soviet Union could have been turned into some kind of social democracy.…

— David Hoffman

I advised the Kremlin on election law and created Rock the Vote Russia, later called 'Choose or Lose,' to push democracy-minded youth…

— Michael Caputo

“We hold there is no worse enemy to a state than he who keeps the law in his own hands.”

— Edith Hamilton

Hanging one scoundrel, it appears, does not deter the next. Well, what of it? The first one is at least disposed of.

— H. L. Mencken

“...they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve, and if you do, you never get the results you…

— E.A. Bucchianeri

The Democrats, because they believe in socialism, redistribution, forced the banks and financial institutions to make the risky loans.

— Sean Hannity

Peaceful protest is a hallmark of our democracy. It has been in impetus for social change throughout our history.

— Stan Van Gundy

Western-style multi-party democracy is possible but not suitable for Africa.

— George Ayittey

The idea that Democrats have a lock on the female vote is contradicted by history.

— S.E. Cupp

Like democracy itself, jazz has structure, but within it you can say almost anything.

— Susan Rice

Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught.

— Anthony Kennedy

Most people are Democrats because they hate something; most people are Republicans because they love something.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

What people forget is that no one pays you to go and be a champion for democracy. A girl's got to make…

— Christopher Wylie

Running a democratic country is one of the most difficult things for any government.

— Mahathir Mohamad

That is not respecting our democracy, using the State Department as a concierge for foreign donations, not really respecting our American democracy.

— Kellyanne Conway

When religious leaders get involved in elections, it is usually with a reactionary social agenda.

— Elizabeth Joan Smith

Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your…

— Jill Lepore