Democracy is not an incident that happens overnight, nor a gift that America can give to the world. It is a culture… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
If democracy is a means rather than an end, its limits must be determined in the light of the purpose we want… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
I am going to continue to fight for our democracy, for representation, for justice and equality and making the world a better… — Katie Hill Copy Share Image
Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The Democrats need to govern for all Americans as well as deliver for their core constituencies. It will be difficult for them… — Jeff Gannon Copy Share Image
As a Marine officer, I defended our democracy from foreign enemies. As a Member of Congress, I am solemnly resolved to defend… — Jake Auchincloss Copy Share Image
I really want to get the word out to people to register because of course, the more people vote, the more our… — Natalie Portman Copy Share Image
I'll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most. — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
Watching people getting absorbed in news, I have learned that if the media wants, it can empower citizens with its brave questions.… — Ravish Kumar Copy Share Image
In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I sometimes read that it's time for German democracy to finally grow up. I don't see it as a sign of maturity… — Guido Westerwelle Copy Share Image
Democrats have been doing everything they can to get young people and college students to vote in the midterms. Though if you… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
Millions around the world increasingly see America not as a model of democracy but as relying solely on brute force, cobbling coalitions… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The American political scientist Francis Fukuyama has argued that liberal democracies, with their political freedom and economic success, have three important pillars:… — Raghuram Rajan Copy Share Image
Democratic openings that come about in that way - the overthrow of a totalitarian government by external powers - it makes it… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
“It's voting rights or it's the filibuster. It's LGBTQ+ rights or it's the filibuster. It's union rights or it's the filibuster. It's… — Cori Bush 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
Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“The Democrats like to talk about how wonderful European socialism is, cherry-picking a few statistics from categories where they can show supposedly… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
In this rigged, two-party system, third parties almost never win a national election. It's obvious what our function is in this constricted… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
We have to remember that at the center of all of this is the hacking, is what the Russians did during our… — Martha Raddatz Copy Share Image
Undeniably, character does count for our citizens, out communities, and our Nation, and this week we celebrate the importance of character in… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Republicans ought to propose conservative answers to the concerns that are uppermost on most voters’ minds. The libertarian-populist method seems to be… — Ramesh Ponnuru Copy Share Image
Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery. — Democritus Copy Share Image
Don't worry if they're Democrats or Republicans. Give them service and they'll become Democrats. — Richard J. Daley Copy Share Image
And turns out, it's not Republicans throwing granny off a cliff... It's the Fed!? — Neil Cavuto Copy Share Image
Bet a lot of Republicans would've preferred a deal that was $10 in spending cuts for every $1 in tax increases. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The will of a majority is the will of a rabble. Progressive democracy is incompatable with liberty. — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
Democrats and Republicans agree that police misconduct should be better tracked. But agreement appears to end there. — Maya Wiley Copy Share Image
The function of a bourgeois democracy is to secure the consent of the masses to their own exploitation and oppression. — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
I wanted to do comedy because I left Malaysia and went to America. I got bitten by the Western, idealist, opinionated, democracy… — Nigel Ng Copy Share Image
We didn't move here so I could save American democracy. But I've embraced it with the zeal of a convert. — Steve Hilton Copy Share Image
“We may still contrive to raise three cheers for democracy, although at present she only deserves two.” — E.M. Forster Copy Share Image
“Campaigns and elections are the process in which democracy separates the willing from the able, and goes with the willing.” — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
It's an issue that Democrats and Republicans seem to come together on, the over-influence of money in politics and in power. — Andrew Gillum Copy Share Image
Republicans need to speak up, and people need to know that not all Republicans are represented by the hostile, vile voice of… — Ana Navarro Copy Share Image
In America I think we need to move towards a social democracy, European-style basically, and I think that in Britain we do… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Let us continue to strive together for a more inclusive, democratic, and peaceful future for us all. — Fernando Henrique Cardoso Copy Share Image
We can't fully heal as a nation if our democracy only works for the well-off and well-connected. — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
