That's what this democracy was for us, a huge supermarket of mass man where we could take a piece here and a… — Seymour Krim Copy Share Image
I have not given up my faith in democracy - it remains the worst form of government except for all the others… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
I gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2016 and warned of Trump. America has survived for almost 250 years… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
If the great Western experiment fails and we end up living in totalitarian war-on-terrorism states, one day someone's going to say, 'Well… — Martin Firrell Copy Share Image
The Bush administration's approach to the war on terror collided badly with another of its doctrines, spreading democracy in the Middle East… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
As an elected official who comes from the African-American community, there are some similarities. You are always trying to reconcile your own… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The very essence of democracy is the absolute faith that while people must cooperate, the first function of democracy, its peculiar gift,… — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
"Democracy" means nothing else other than, "rule of the people", in Greek. There is nothing democratic about the political concepts of the… — Andre Vltchek Copy Share Image
A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A profound transformation is happening here. The framers of our nation never envisioned these huge media giants; never imagined what could happen… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
I think that contradictions, unless they're understood, unless they're analyzed, unless they're thoughtfully probed, unless people have a sense of what those… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Democracy requires you to learn how to lose as well as how to exercise power when you win. And that requires restraint… — David Frum Copy Share Image
We know that greater participation in our democracy will make our government more responsible and make elected officials more representative of the… — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
Our fathers and grandfathers who poured over the Midwest were self-reliant, rugged, God-fearing people of indomitable courage...They asked only for freedom of… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
“Populists voters are people who genuinely believe in democracy. They believe that the way Washington works is that the people elect a… — Mencius Moldbug Copy Share Image
My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Without a strong educational system — free of government control — democracy is crippled. Knowledge is not only the key to power.… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
As I understand I took most so-called democratic states about 200 years on average to build their democracies. That is why, when… — Aleksandr Lebed Copy Share Image
“What a man! He certainly seems to have the run of this country. Just shows how one can push a democracy around,… — Ian Fleming Copy Share Image
“accountable government does not come through elections. It comes through respect for law, through public spirit and through a culture of confession.… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
Let's remember that the revolution in Tahrir Square was not anti-American, it was not anti-Israeli, it was for democracy and freedom. That's… — Stephen Hadley Copy Share Image
The People's Republic of China poses the greatest threat to America today, and the greatest threat to democracy and freedom world-wide since… — John Ratcliffe Copy Share Image
With the likely nominations of Barack Obama by the Democrats and John McCain by the Republicans, one of these two parties is… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
Primarily, Warsaw and Brussels share the central basic values of the EU: human dignity, democracy, and the religious freedom of every single… — Jaroslaw Kaczynski Copy Share Image
When my party won the elections convincingly on February 18th, 2008, we immediately reached out to other parties to form broad-based coalitions… — Asif Ali Zardari Copy Share Image
There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Money power cannot be separated from democratic power without miscarriage and ensuing frustration - political and economic. Democracy implies the sovereignty of… — E.C. Riegel Copy Share Image
Aristocracy of the soul cannot be denied because of the blind equality. We can get lost due to ideas about equality. If… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
I believe there are several conservative democrats who are prepared to join Republicans in opposition to measures that propose new entitlements and… — Thom Tillis Copy Share Image
I believe that politics is a matter of person. Specifically in the Fifth French Republic. In a healthy political system, a political… — Marine Le Pen Copy Share Image
Prosperity can't be just for CEOs and hedge fund managers. Democracy can't be just for billionaires and corporations. Prosperity and democracy are… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
One area where American Jews have something to teach Israel is religious pluralism, something that living in a democracy with a separation… — Bari Weiss Copy Share Image
Democrats have always historically referred to our families as working families, and I have sort of changed that moniker. I think what… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
Remarkably, governments are beginning to embrace the idea that nothing enhances democracy more than giving voice and information to everybody in the… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
No one can define or measure justice, democracy, security, freedom, truth, or love. No one can define or measure any value. But… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Mexico has relied on television for decades to keep the citizens misinformed and in a constant state of stupor. I mean we… — Andrea Suarez Paz Copy Share Image
So what if I don't agree with the Democrats? What's to disagree with? They believe everything. And what they don't believe, the… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The Republicans have, with some pride - George W. Bush won the White House by promising to restore dignity to the Oval… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Franklin may . . . be considered one of the founding fathers of American democracy, since no democratic government can last long… — Samuel Eliot Morison Copy Share Image