One of the most interesting reactions to come out of 1968 was in the first publication of the Trilateral Commission, which believed… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Presidential election campaigns offer a unique opportunity to educate the public and engage in an intelligent dialogue on issues of national importance. — Thomas Hauser Copy Share Image
Irrespective of our foreign policies, for decades, other nations and peoples could see, in the United States, a strong democracy that could… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
“You study any pretty democracy, from the ancient Greeks forward, and you'll see that the only way each system functions is with… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I am a citizen of a country that has just undergone a thieved election, a country deeply and dangerously divided between rich… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
In a normal democracy, you protect the individual from the excessive power of the state. In Turkey, power elites try to protect… — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
To take an analogy: if we say that a democratic government is the best kind of government, we mean that it most… — John Drinkwater Copy Share Image
Every election matters. Anyone that tells you otherwise doesn't understand politics. That said, not every election sends sweeping messages that are easy… — Chuck Todd 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
“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
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
“Limited government is not a means to liberty, it is an end. That is to say, there are always going to be… — Richard D. Baris Copy Share Image
“It is truth, in the old saying, that is 'the daughter of time,' and the lapse of half a century has not… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“The truth is, I don’t really believe that Republicans are ever going to come up with a real replacement for the Affordable… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
“Aristotle’s Politics, Book III, Chapter 8 The real difference between democracy and oligarchy is between poverty and wealth. Wherever the rulers, whether… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
We read so much about incompetence and corruption in all sorts of places. I'm not just thinking of the United Kingdom and… — Colin Dexter Copy Share Image
Russia does not and cannot have any political choice but democracy. I want to say, and even stress, that we share those… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I don't think Edward Snowden deserves a death penalty or life in prison. I think that's inappropriate. I think that's why he… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
We, as Americans, have an interest in ensuring that the only people who get to vote for our elected leaders are our… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
My grandfather wanted to remind us that freedom of expression is the fundamental ingredient for democracy, and all the rest is detail.… — Robert Rinder Copy Share Image
“I have never been able to understand where people got the idea that democracy was in some way opposed to tradition. It… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
The calm and tolerant atmosphere that prevailed during the elections depicts the type of South Africa we can build. It set the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
And it was under Wilson that the first great propaganda slogan was coined and emblazoned everywhere, to make Americans start thinking favorably… — Robert W. Welch, Jr Copy Share Image
My advice to Republicans: Stop worrying about the 'Hispanic' vote. Focus on being true to your party platform, because the party that… — Rachel Campos-Duffy Copy Share Image
I'm just truly offended when I hear people call themselves patriots whose definition is trying to destroy democracy. What's patriotic about trying… — Wes Moore Copy Share Image
There is this idea of history as something you make, as a meaningful narrative with a beginning and an end, the end… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
In my view, Democrats and Republicans work together too little, and I would try to change that if I got to be… — Lindsey Graham Copy Share Image
The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an… — Antonio Villaraigosa Copy Share Image
My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
“Without general elections, without unrestricted freedom of press and assembly, without a free struggle of opinion, life dies out in every public… — Rosa Luxemburg Copy Share Image
It's an exciting time in the world - democracy, in all its different shapes, is rolling around to new countries all the… — Vitali Klitschko Copy Share Image
If there was one decision I would overrule, it would be Citizens United. I think the notion that we have all the… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
That does not mean we won't experience the tragedy of the loss of some American lives. We will have an opportunity to… — John McCain Copy Share Image
It's difficult for democracy to function properly under the most favorable circumstances, but it has no chance at all when millions of… — David Harsanyi Copy Share Image
I've never been in the studio where it felt like I didn't have a voice. Whether I was co-producing or producing by… — Vince Gill Copy Share Image
The corporations own the elections and they're manipulating the masses. We have to come up with a new system, because this one… — Jodie Evans Copy Share Image
Norway will be recognized as an open democracy with the rule of law, with the universal human rights, and with the broad… — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
Each generation in this country gets the responsibility of being the ambassadors for this American democracy that our parents and grandparents fought,… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
On my travels around the world, I've met people in countries where democracy doesn't exist and if it does, they are intimidated… — Ross Kemp Copy Share Image
Let's not give the electoral process so much importance. We have to be cynical about it. Let's give importance to the real… — Gael Garcia Bernal 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. If you understand them truly now, they still are. You are not taught - and it is a disgrace that you aren't - that these men and women were…” quote by Naomi Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/34d/naomi-wolf-1344_declaration_here-s-what-we-re-not-taught-about-the-d_1777102.jpg)
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