I'm also disappointed in the Democrats that Hillary [Clintom] was the best they could get - It just keeps going back to… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
The history of America is to expand civil liberties in a responsible and civil manner. We need to remember that our wonderful… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
So much of what passes for public life consists of little more than candidates without ideas, hiring consultants without conviction, to stage… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
One of the most frustrating things is to see a country in which you had elections, the elections were a success, but… — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to be heard here. Yet in my conversations… — Dan Quayle Copy Share Image
If Democrats vote against everyone sight unseen, then Republicans will vote for everyone sight unseen. However, if Democrats demonstrate that they’re considering… — Kevin Drum Copy Share Image
I do not admire 'the people,' as such. No one really does. Their folk wisdom is usually false, their instincts predatory. Even… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
We have Mr. Putin in Russia. And he appears to be a popular president of Russia. And I don't think it's the… — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
“Here's what we're not taught [about the Declaration and Constitution]: Those words at the time they were written were blazingly, electrifyingly subversive.… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
Republicans win when people are demoralized and you have a small voter turnout, which by the way is why they love voter… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
They believe the less votes the better. Republicans like to suppress votes because they believe they do better in small turnouts. Characteristically,… — Howard Dean Copy Share Image
I would like to see Russia develop as democratically as possible. But when we judge Russia we must also consider where the… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
Unless the schools provide our children with a vision of human possibility that enlightens and empowers them with knowledge and taste, they… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
Socialism is the democratisation of every level of society, or it is nothing. It is based on an understanding that the concentration… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
Capitalism is out of control, thanks in no small part to Citizens United, the Supreme Court decision which said that a corporation… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
The problems that exist on Wall Street today go to the center of a debate in this country about wealth and democracy.… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
We need a government which, yes, guarantees basic standards in public services, but which also steps in to protect people's wellbeing as… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
All Democrats are not entitlement people. These are the people who are going to suffer the cost of Obama health care. These… — Carl Paladino Copy Share Image
I'd still like to be the President, of course, and I think the best way to do that would be to raise… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
The struggle of ordinary people for a decent living, for security, is as old as the republic, but it's taken on a… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
This [2016] is not simply another four-year election. This is a crossroads in the history of our civilization that will determine whether… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
We must add our voices to those who cry out that there is a standard below which we will not allow human… — Hannah G. Solomon Copy Share Image
Birth control appeals to the advanced radical because it is calculated to undermine the authority of the Christian churches. I look forward… — Margaret Sanger Copy Share Image
In almost every case (where the United States has fought wars) our overwhelming commitment to freedom, democracy and human rights has required… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
That is what happened in 2010. The administration and the leadership of the Republicans thought, 'Well, we're making a deal together; we're… — Austan Goolsbee Copy Share Image
But the moment the politicians start saying they are in denial of what the scientists are telling them, of what the consensus… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The Republicans are wrong in thinking that the rich create jobs. In reality, many of the richest Americans have been investing in… — Clayton Christensen Copy Share Image
The history of warfare has not yet enabled any army, any civilized army, the army of a democracy like Israel, to be… — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image
It's absolutely crucial for the Democrats to have a sense of their history, of who they are, in order to be able… — Sidney Blumenthal Copy Share Image
The Emancipation Proclamation...can remind us in 2013 of all the mistakes we never want to commit again but it can also motivate… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
In a democracy there are only two types of power: there's organized people and organized money, and organized money only wins when… — Benjamin Todd Jealous Copy Share Image
The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes… — Deng Xiaoping Copy Share Image
Those of us who decided to work for democracy in Burma made our choice in the conviction that the danger of standing… — Aung San Copy Share Image
Our purpose now is to reclaim democracy itself. We are here to affirm that when Americans stand up and speak their minds… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Aspiring dictators sometimes win elections, and elected leaders sometimes govern badly and threaten their neighbors.History demonstrates that democracy usually follows good governance,… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
A government is republican in proportion as every member composing it has his equal voice in the direction of its concerns, not… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
This is the permanent tension that lies at the heart of a capitalist democracy and is exacerbated in times of crisis. In… — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
It is not surprising that more and more people are coming to the conclusion that the ballot box is no longer an… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image