democracy is dying. We are ruled by faceless bureaucrats and lecherous puritans. ... You think about it. 'All right for me but… — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
To bring about government by oligarchy, masquerading as democracy, it is fundamentally essential that practically all authority and control be centralized in… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
In states where Republicans have gerrymandered themselves into nearly impenetrable legislative majorities, they have also taken steps to try to close the… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
I've campaigned for people. I've campaigned across the country for people. I have supported people in local elections. I do work with… — Caroline Kennedy Copy Share Image
You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
We can't slow up because of our love for democracy and our love for America. Someone should tell Faulkner that the vast… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
But if there is one thing clearly and plainly laid down about election, it is this: that elect men and women may… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
“These definitions coincide with the terms which, since Greek antiquity, have been used to define the forms of government as the rule… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
“Imagine if one should drag an innocent passer-by from the street to the operating room of a nearby hospital and force him… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Copy Share Image
“Honey, it isn’t democracy that runs this country. Capitalism rules. It does no good to reason with the capitalists or their politicians.… — Jerry Ash Copy Share Image
A fragile democracy like Uganda requires political leaders who are committed to embracing the diversity in the country regardless of ethnic, political… — Obita Denis Copy Share Image
“From this view of the subject it may be concluded that a pure democracy, by which I mean a society consisting of… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The American system is, in many ways, more difficult, certainly far more expensive and much longer than a parliamentary system, and I… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, recognizing the potential danger that the aircraft they were aboard posed to large… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
“In the wake of World War II, most Democrats and liberals claimed that if justice could be done and was not, only… — Cal Jillson Copy Share Image
A government with all this mass of favours to give or to withhold, however free in name, wields a power of bribery… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought,… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Truth is relative. Truth is what you can make the voter believe is the truth. If you're smart enough, truth is what… — James Carville Copy Share Image
Many people are alienated by faceless bureaucracy and what they see as an erosion of participatory democracy. Consequently, there has been a… — Frank Prochaska Copy Share Image
Grant us more powers, not less; grant us more democracy, not less; grant us the tools to move forward because, I can… — Anibal Acevedo Vila Copy Share Image
Equality assertion of all cultures is disrespectful against human achievements. It is absurdity that the philosophy which got tangled at the level… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
What the Democrats have to understand is that while we do need to reform our regulation and we do need more restrictions,… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
“Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in the end, unity… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
Democracy is not a good that people can enjoy without trouble. It is, on the contrary, a treasure that must be daily… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
When Republicans say, 'The first thing you do when you do deficit reduction is reduce rates,' it would be like Democrats saying,… — Chuck Schumer Copy Share Image
Drive-Bys assign all meanings to local elections based on what they want to be able to report after the Democrat wins. But… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
You just wait and see. The lily-livered b*stards in Washington will demobilize. They'll say they've made the world safe for democracy again.… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
The words democracy, socialism, freedom, patriotic, realistic, justice have each of them several different meanings which cannot be reconciled with one another. — George Orwell Copy Share Image
There are a growing number of conservatives and Republicans who, while they support the president and support the war in Iraq wonder… — Lamar Alexander Copy Share Image
Our own CIA has a storied history of interfering in elections. In the late '40s, we shoveled cash into France and Italy… — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
We're approaching the end of a bloody century plagued by a terrible political invention, totalitarianism. Optimism comes less easily today, not because… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Republicans are not going to play I-told-you-so, but it is pretty obvious that the tax reductions passed in 2003 helped Americans dig… — Marsha Blackburn Copy Share Image
A historic investment in jobs, debt-free college, profit sharing, making those at the top pay their fair share, putting families first in… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I said after 2006 that Republicans didn't just lose our majority, we lost our way. I mean, our party walked away from… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
Fundamentalist Christianity is not just a threat to lesbians and gays, but to all Americans who cherish democracy and the rights and… — Mel White Copy Share Image
I certainly hoped that in the Eastern part of Germany, what was just beginning to be called the German Democratic Republic, you… — Stefan Heym Copy Share Image
Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The biggest lie of all is that capitalism is democracy. We have no way of understanding democracy outside of the market, just… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
On one hand, it is very important that democracy and human rights be defended across borders. But it is also very important… — Sebastian Pinera Copy Share Image
