The more we allow Republicans to concentrate the lion's share of wealth in the hands of a few, the more power these… — Tom Steyer Copy Share Image
No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
There are a lot of Democrats that tell me that they are just distressed over what Obama has done to the health… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
We have to take our democracy back. We cannot leave it to Facebook or Snapchat or anyone else. We have to take… — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share Image
Regardless of how people love to deride politicians, democracy is not an easy gig. My decisions, views and heartfelt principles are dismissed… — Jess Phillips Copy Share Image
Well, protest is central to the evolution of black American culture. It was protest that really finally won our freedom for us.… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy… — Abdolkarim Soroush Copy Share Image
[For business after WWII ] democracy means getting people to regard government as an alien force that's robbing them and oppressing them,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It was always foolhardy for Republicans and conservatives to stake their objections to Obamacare on the number of sign-ups; Social Security is… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
“...that kind of skeptical questioning, don't accept what authority tells you -attitude of science- is also nearly identical to the attitude of… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
But there is nothing idealized or romantic about the difference between a society whose arrangements roughly serve all its citizens (something otherwise… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
There's nothing new about the government protecting corporations and calling it the freeing of the world or bringing democracy to bereft nations.… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Even if people aren't Republicans, it doesn't seem shocking to them that Ronald Reagan was the president. Well of course, because Arnold… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
“when your actions towards acquiring leadership in any country portrays blatant mischief orchestrated towards disregarding the concepts of the constitution, you do… — Akuku Mach Pep Copy Share Image
“Government surveillance is an egregious violation of personal autonomy, leaving in its wake not only legal ramifications but a trail of emotional… — James William Steven Parker Copy Share Image
“All this was built on the firm foundation of primate bonding patterns. If the pattern broke down at the bottom, it gave… — Gardner R. Dozois Copy Share Image
Which, autocracy or democracy, is really better suited to modern China? If we base our judgment upon the intelligence and the ability… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
We see threats to liberal democracy coming from lots of directions. We have to create something new, a common response, because in… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
The Republicans here in Concord and down in Washington D.C. would have us believe that the War on Women is a phony… — Ann McLane Kuster Copy Share Image
You know, I think, people of all stripes in California, Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, liberals, frankly, as I have traveled the state, the… — Meg Whitman Copy Share Image
“the university system of becoming a “niche for radicals,” describing the public funding as “a boondoggle,” and demanding that the legislature “starve… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Political civility is not about being polite to each other. It's about reclaiming the power of 'We the People' to come together,… — Parker Palmer Copy Share Image
For all the manufactured 'Republican versus Democrat' drama that dominates today's cable news and political rhetoric, the most striking feature of our… — Letitia James Copy Share Image
We want to be a country with a competitive edge in the world. And a country with a solid democracy. To do… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
A society which is liberal democratic cannot have public policy determined upon the basis of who has got the loudest voice -… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Republicans and Democrats are obsessed with making sure that illegal aliens are granted citizenship. The American people are not. They're concerned about… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Let me reassure that the Kingdom of Cambodia a country with independence, neutrality, peace, freedom, democracy and human rights as you all… — Hun Sen Copy Share Image
I voted in elections - probably like a lot of people - but I didn't really pay that much attention to politics.… — Lara Trump Copy Share Image
The United States exists as a sovereign nation. 'America,' in contrast, exists as a myth of democracy and equal opportunity to live… — Bharati Mukherjee Copy Share Image
We must remember that democracy works when given time to develop, mature and deliver. People must have access to information for informed… — Atifete Jahjaga Copy Share Image
We would like to run the Islamic government like Islam at its beginning, so that people know how different the Islamic democracy… — Ayatollah Khomeini Copy Share Image
In the barbershop, there's democracy. You're a professor; you're an engineer; you're a garbage man, have at it. You got something to… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
When we are fighting for huge stakes - we're fighting for the future - future of the planet in terms of climate… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
President Reagan fueled the spirit of America. His smile, his optimism, his total belief in the ultimate triumph of democracy and freedom,… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
I'm going to work with Republicans when they do things I agree with and I'm going to fight Republicans when they're doing… — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
We are Christians, we are Americans, we are Republicans, and we are conservatives. And as we stand as the vanguard of freedom… — Mark Robinson Copy Share Image
I see little hope for democracy as an effective form of government, but I admire the poetry of how it makes its… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
There are very few situations where Republicans cheat. They don't control the inner cities the way Democrats do. Maybe if Republicans controlled… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
Through the inspiration of Vaclav's words, the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership, Czechoslovakia successfully transitioned from an… — Michael D. Higgins Copy Share Image
In a liberal democracy rapid, radical and fundamental economic change must benefit the many not the few, if it is to gain… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image