Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult. — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Lawyer: one who protects us against robbery by taking away the temptation. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
If you try to make the Democrats be what they are not, and never will be, you will end up being more… — Bob Avakian Copy Share Image
I can't think of an election that is more important, certainly in my lifetime. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
In my personal opinion, Russia is no less democratic than it used to be. It is a democratic country. It is democratic… — Roman Abramovich Copy Share Image
“A general who wages war for a republic whose cause is not just would make devils of soldiers, and turn honor to… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
There is no more dangerous thing for a democracy than a foreign policy based on presidential preventive war. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
“We may not have sewage, drinking water, and olympic gold medals, but we do have democracy.” — Arvind Adiga Copy Share Image
Republicans, say Democrats, are too simplistic about what ails America, and their solutions are straight out of 'J.A.G.' — Kevin Bleyer Copy Share Image
Democracy is not compatible with financial oligarchy, with discrimination against Blacks and outrages by the Ku Klux Klan. — Che Guevara Copy Share Image
In a word, removing control farther away from the ordinary citizen and taxpayer is tantamount to giving the intelligent, far-sighted and public… — Edward Alsworth Ross Copy Share Image
Our goal in Iraq is victory. Our goal is for a young democracy to be able to sustain itself, govern itself, and… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Politics is all about turning out the vote and targeting groups that are reliable. This consistently has been older voters who tend… — Jessica Tarlov Copy Share Image
I'm struck by how laughter connects you with people. It's almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
Let's think about where things stood in December 2015. By that time, Republicans had already had such epic and long-standing struggles with… — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
While imperfect, the electoral college has generally served the republic well. It forces candidates to campaign in a variety of closely contested… — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
What is it we all seek for in an election? To answer its real purposes, you must first possess the means of… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
We're in the middle of the transformation of a society that has handled its politics through repression to a society that will… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
Talk loud enough about human rights and it gives the impression of democracy at work, justice at work. There was a time… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
“Whenever, in a democracy, we see our rulers obsessed with “the technical aspects” of the electoral process, whenever we see them tinkering… — Tim Parks Copy Share Image
The interesting thing is that the 82% of the Greeks do not want to abandon the Euro. They really believe that there… — Dora Bakoyannis Copy Share Image
For too long, New Yorkers have strained to find a leader who represents us, who puts us first, and we have been… — Zohran Mamdani Copy Share Image
Have you noticed how the Republicans and Democrats try to copy each other at their conventions. Like at the Democratic convention John… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
“On coming to America I had the same hopes as have most European immigrants and the same disillusionment, though the latter affected… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Political monopoly and economic monopoly are two sides of the same coin, two heads of the same monster. Despite all the claims… — Robert Dickson Crane Copy Share Image
The founders understood that democracy would inevitably evolve into a system of legalized plunder unless the plundered were given numerous escape routes… — Thomas DiLorenzo Copy Share Image
If you elect a religious party into power, you no longer have a democracy. — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
You want young people to vote, make Election Day a national holiday. — Jaboukie Young-White Copy Share Image
We are proud of 3 things: Democracy, Demographic dividend and Demand. — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image