“The most baffling mystery about American democracy is why putting such a brilliant idea into practice seems to attract all the wrong… — David Gustafson Copy Share Image
The last election just laid the foundation of the next 500 years of Dark Ages. — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock! — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
We are losing the democracy that we're trying to sell in the Mideast and everywhere else right here in our own nation. — Rosie O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The fate of our democracy rests on our ability to protect voting rights for all citizens. — Alex Padilla Copy Share Image
Maduro distanced himself from democracy. He deconstructed the entire judiciary and blocked parliamentary processes. — Juan Guaido Copy Share Image
Elections are when you have to make a choice. Perfection not often attainable! — Rupert Murdoch Copy Share Image
Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
To those who cynically say today that liberal democracy would be 'obsolete,' I reply: liberal democracy, human rights, freedom of the press… — Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Copy Share Image
The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously,… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
I think that we have to do everything we can to work together, Democrats and Republicans, and then if we go the… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
America is the most violent democracy in the world. It's something that's met with great shock, horror, and mystery when I travel… — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
The reason we're governing right now is because we defeated moderate Republicans with moderate Democrats. And people need to be patient about… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One thing that is great about India is the freedom to speak and the spaces available in our democracy to protest which… — Arvind Kejriwal Copy Share Image
Democrats want to use government power to make people's lives go better; Republicans respond that people know more than politicians do. We… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
What we want to see is the development of human rights and greater democracy, not just because it is our system but… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
We're not seeing, you know, dozens of reporters being beaten up. And there may be more attention to it than there has… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share Image
We've been in the nation-building business since World War I, and especially since WWII. The goal is not a Jeffersonian Democracy in… — Oliver North Copy Share Image
A pure Democracy, by which I mean a Society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the Government… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
“The only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion. Without this there can be no… — Benjamin Rush Copy Share Image
In the past week it has become clear that the vote on the final healthcare bill will be very close. I take… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
Some commentators have drawn such a stark and gloomy picture of the Weimar Republic's early difficulties that the Republic seems foredoomed to… — Mary Fulbrook Copy Share Image
[D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Having Democrats control both houses of Congress and the White House would be a nightmare. — Charlie Kirk Copy Share Image
Either we figure out how to keep corporate cash out of the political system or we lose the democracy. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
All cultures are capable of democracy and liberalism. Everybody wants to be free. — Lawrence Kaplan Copy Share Image
Jan Bhagidari is the biggest asset of a democracy. We are increasing it through MyGov, letters from citizens, Mann Ki Baat and… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
The republic stands for truth and honour. For all that is noblest in our race. By truth and honour, principle and sacrifice… — Liam Mellows Copy Share Image
The act of voting, to put it in computing terms, is a question of user interface. — Ellen Ullman Copy Share Image
The only way of the regular development is: thesis - antithesis - synthesis. Everything else is just a chimera. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put up a wall to keep our… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Restaurants should be democratic; you shouldn't be made to feel privileged for getting a table or being lectured by the waiter. — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Being a young guy coming from high school, you hear about voting, but you don't know how to do it or where… — Kevon Looney Copy Share Image
Money will cease to be master and become the servant of humanity. Democracy will rise superior to the money power. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The number one priority of President Trump is to rebuild our military, to restore the arsenal of democracy. — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
Democrats have dropped the term 'Bidenomics' as swiftly as they dropped the man. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
There is so much corruption on so many levels of democracy that the common man is deprived of the basic rights. — Amrita Rao Copy Share Image
Democratism and its allied herd movements, while remaining loyal to the principle of equality and identity, will never hesitate to sacrifice liberty. — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Copy Share Image