I think, at times of stress, you have to trust the pillars of democracy. — Jay Nixon Copy Share Image
What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy.… — Dick Gephardt Copy Share Image
False rhetoric and false boastfulness spell moral ruin and lead unfailingly to political extinction. — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful. — Charles W. Pickering Copy Share Image
Our democratic richness arrives when we're able to comprehend our collective humanity accurately. — Stanley Crouch Copy Share Image
Democrats can't survive in any kind of adversity. Look at how they're crying and whining like a bunch of stuck pigs over… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Tony Blair personified the shift away from democracy, towards control by bankers. — Max Keiser Copy Share Image
“Every American election summons the individual voter to weigh the past against the future.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the face of so much pain, I remain an incurable optimist. I am fueled by the passion of the women I… — Bella Abzug Copy Share Image
Two forms of government are favorable to the prevalence of falsehood and deceit. Under a Despotism, men are false, treacherous, and deceitful… — Albert Pike Copy Share Image
Republicans are no longer allowed to say that people are rich. You have to refer to them as 'job creator.' You can't… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Democracy is not just constitutional and legislative rules; it is a culture and practice and adhering by the law and respecting international… — Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Copy Share Image
Welfare reform happened with reconciliation; half the Democrats voted for it. The Bush tax cuts happened with reconciliation; twelve Democratic Senators voted… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
With all the talk of socialism among Democrats on the campaign trail lately, there are actually quite a few people on the… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
Young people need to re-engage with politics. The life of democracy depends on it. We've left it to the stuff shirts, and… — Emilio Estevez Copy Share Image
There's this proud American tradition of worrying about the power of communication companies. That going all the way back to the founding,… — Franklin Foer Copy Share Image
If you are a designer, sometimes it is better not to delegate, because someone pays money for something that you designed, so… — Tom Ford Copy Share Image
The peoples of Yugoslavia do not want Fascism. They do not want a totalitarian regime, they do not want to become slaves… — Josip Broz Tito Copy Share Image
“Quiet people avoid the question of the Presidency, for there will be a new election in three years and a half, and… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Why do Americans find government so baffling and irritating-even though many of us depend on public programs for a secure retirement, an… — Theda Skocpol Copy Share Image
“The individualism of the human organism is modern holism. Democracy is an attempt to replicate the political master's social division of labor… — Mitchell Heisman Copy Share Image
As the president of Estonia, I represent the only truly digital society which actually has a state; almost all our citizens' interactions… — Kersti Kaljulaid Copy Share Image
Our inner cities are almost at an all-time low, run by the Democrats for sometimes more than a hundred years, chain unbroken.… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
“The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power… — Franklin Delano Roosevelt Copy Share Image
