“SA's challenge is to get the democratic whole working in the way that the formerly white parts are used to. SA's threat… — Denis Beckett Copy Share Image
I am not alone in thinking that we are at a tipping point ecologically and morally and politically. Democracy cannot survive without… — Deborah Kass Copy Share Image
The Western world, the free world, loses what it cherishes most, and that is freedom and liberty we've seen for a couple… — Tommy Franks Copy Share Image
I think there is a heritage which I'm proud of, which is a fight for democracy, a fight for social justice, a… — George Papandreou Copy Share Image
If you don't understand that calling for violence against your political opponents is unacceptable in a democracy, then you should not be… — Jake Auchincloss Copy Share Image
In every democracy, it is the people's will that is supreme. We should translate the intense yearning of the people of India… — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share Image
Democracy is one person, one vote and a full discussion of the issues that affect us. Oligarchy is billionaires buying elections, voter… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Public conversations about who we are and who we want to be are key to the vitality of our democracy, and leaders… — Abhijit Banerjee Copy Share Image
I know both Secretary [Hillary] Clinton and President [Barack] Obama were very gracious and I respect that a lot in the way… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
“The American system is the most ingenious system of control in world history. With a country so rich in natural resources, talent,… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“Tradition may be defined as an extension of the franchise. Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“My feeling toward Republicans is like my feeling about sharks: of course they're stupid and vicious. It's in their nature to be… — Tim Kreider Copy Share Image
The word "democracy" is a Western word obviously. It doesn't exist in Arabic. Democratiya is a loan word. We in the Western… — Bernard Lewis Copy Share Image
Democrats had a secret meeting in Reid's office on Halloween night at 6:15 and they hatched this plot, ... They said the… — George Stephanopoulos Copy Share Image
Any individual can contribute its own belief. And our society or even our government are made by the people. The people would… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
He [Mencken] was an autodidact, with all the misplaced confidence and all the astonishing gaps that characterize that breed. Not many of… — John Derbyshire Copy Share Image
And so, now things that are important are, for example, the upcoming elections. It's important that society demonstrate that it is not… — Mikhail Khodorkovsky Copy Share Image
I think even nation states should be and will be obsolete. I think nationalism will be seen in the future as a… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
The motivating force of the theory of a Democratic way of life is still a belief that as individuals we live cooperatively,… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Put in the bluntest possible terms, what I discovered was that the U.S. secret intelligence community was collecting only information it considered… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
The first lesson of politics or, at least, democracy is that it is a government by the people and for the people,… — Urmila Matondkar Copy Share Image
What I like about Bain Capital is that we have Republicans, we have Democrats, we have independents; we are a diverse firm… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
I definitely think America should seek to lead and shape the world and make it safe for liberal democracy. I just don't… — Ro Khanna Copy Share Image
“Most Americans do not have a college education. Do the Democrats really expect them to have a clear understanding of what a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's a relief to hear the rain. It's the sound of billions of drops, all equal, all equally committed to falling, like… — Alice Oswald Copy Share Image
Since I'm the president and Democrats have controlled the House and the Senate, it's understandable that people are saying, you know, 'What… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Ours is a representative republic with a Constitution in which is recognized the natural law and the natural rights of man. It… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Everything which bars freedom and fullness of communication sets up barriers that divide human beings into sets and cliques, into antagonistic sects… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
If Republicans eliminate Medicare, America will become a country in which you can never retire - and once you physically can no… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
The whole point of constitutional democracy is the peaceful transfer of power; of Al Gore passing the baton to George W. Bush,… — James Fallows Copy Share Image
In most countries, a lopsided election represents a mandate that the winning party could then use to implement their agenda, but the… — Fabrizio Moreira Copy Share Image
I knew that Britain and the United States were beacons of freedom and democracy at a time when my life - and… — Frank Lowy Copy Share Image
It's important to know where candidates for president are getting their ideas. Where do these ideas come from, who funds them and… — David Brock Copy Share Image
[There] are people who make a complete and utter mockery of 'democracy' and 'equality' - they're the casualties of the primitive rules… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
I want the Iraqis to understand that we are with them and that they have to make tough decisions, and we'll help… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Part of science is the questioning of authority, absolute freedom of ideology. The Soviets did some very good science, but when science… — George M. Whitesides Copy Share Image
We could not bring democracy and freedom to Vietnam at a cost acceptable to ourselves. The idea that that was what we… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I've always said that climate change is the defining issue of our generation. I've set out to hold candidates and elected officials… — Tom Steyer Copy Share Image
The distinction between pseudo-intellectual and intellectual consists in the lack of bases of pseudo-intellectuals theses, presence of dogma and authority, and pseudo-intellectuals… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
![“I know both Secretary [Hillary] Clinton and President [Barack] Obama were very gracious and I respect that a lot in the way they handled it the day after, two days after. But I wish they would says something about it too. Because after all, these are supporters of President Obama and Hillary…” quote by Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/7c6/rudy-giuliani-958_barack_i-know-both-secretary-hillary-clinton-an_205924.jpg)
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![“[There] are people who make a complete and utter mockery of 'democracy' and 'equality' - they're the casualties of the primitive rules of competition which run our society, and the welfare state just keeps them alive. That's all.” quote by Michael Palin](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/6e7/michael-palin-7172_alive_there-are-people-who-make-a-complete-and_1020436.jpg)
