Democracy, which began by liberating man politically, has developed a dangerous tendency to enslave him through the tyranny of majorities and the… — Ludwig Lewisohn Copy Share Image
Republicans insist that if you're going to run for political office, you have to be loyal to President Trump. This is wrong.… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
“The "democratic spirit"... [or the campaign to make everyone the same] leads to a nation without great men, a nation mainly of… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“I am impatient with those Republicans who after the last election rushed into print saying, 'We must broaden the base of our… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I even believed in a third way; I thought it was possible to put a human face on capitalism. But I was… — Hugo Chavez Copy Share Image
There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of… — Carlisle Floyd Copy Share Image
The blame for [the national debt] lies with the Congress and the President, with Democrats and Republicans alike, most all of whom… — Warren Rudman Copy Share Image
Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
How we decide the vexed issue of the method of selection of judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts would… — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
I am now-the friend of the equal rights of men, of representative democracy, of republicanism and the Declaration of Independence, the great… — John Stark Copy Share Image
What the American people hope - what they deserve - is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We no longer live in a world of nations and ideologies. The world is a college of corporations, inexorably determined by the… — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share Image
I believe that the Iraqis have an opportunity now, without Saddam Hussein there, to build the first multiconfessional Arab democracy in the… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
The Democrats are losing power in every election. And I think that's part of the panic. They want us to believe that… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Widespread violence now functions as part of an anti-immune system that turns the economy of genuine pleasure into a mode of sadism… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
“Our democracy has built-in defenses that keep us strong and healthy, including the checks and balances written into our Constitution. Our Founding… — Hillary Rodham Clinton Copy Share Image
My submission to you is we're fighting the war on terror not overseas but in our own streets, and we'd be spending… — Johnny Isakson Copy Share Image
I found that there is very little interest in Washington for true election reform. That neither the White House nor either house… — DeForest Soaries Copy Share Image
How can we even call this a Democracy when the House, the Senate, the White House, and now the Supreme Court are… — Krystal Ball Copy Share Image
Now majority rule is a precious, sacred thing worth dying for. But like other precious, sacred things … it's not only worth… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I no longer believe that we can 'fix' the police, as though the police are anything other than a mirror reflecting back… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
I do think that we are facing a crisis in our democracy. As true patriots, each and every one of us has… — Robert Greenwald Copy Share Image
Just as I'm opposed to political fascism, I'm opposed to economic fascism. I think that until major institutions of society are under… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist without democracy, democracy cannot… — Rigoberta Menchu Copy Share Image
I'm a centrist. There is a lot going on socially that I don't like, but I feel that in a democracy you… — Richard Grossman Copy Share Image
A more important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
It seems to me that actual democracy is where all of us get to participate and it's not just a sort of… — Russell Brand Copy Share Image
This is why I don't understand Democrats worried about turnout. They get the dead out every year. I mean, what's the problem?… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The Democrats were in the majority in the U.S. Senate when we voted for the Iraq war and passed the U.S. Patriot… — Russ Feingold Copy Share Image
Even if we accept, as the basic tenet of true democracy, that one moron is equal to one genius, is it necessary… — Leo Szilard Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Power to the Democrats is an entitlement, elections are a formality, and they should never lose. And especially to somebody like Donald… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
There's not a system better than another. There are some people better than others. I'm not anti-democracy, but there's no real system… — Robert Lepage Copy Share Image
The Washington establishment think Republicans win elections by you don't stand for anything, you keep your head down, you don't rock the… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Our democracy, our constitutional framework is really a kind of software for harnessing the creativity and political imagination for all of our… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Democracy is for infidels. A real Muslim is not a democrat because he doesn't care about the opinions of majorities and minorities… — Abdul Sattar Abu Risha Copy Share Image
That's what's great about Howard Zinn. Here's a guy who says, "Look, democracy doesn't come from above - it comes from below."… — Josh Brolin Copy Share Image
In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Everyone has right not to recognize the sovereignty of the state and thus he has right to avoid the taxes. Human freedom… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Democracy doesn't begin at the top; it begins at the bottom, when flesh-and-blood human beings fight to rekindle what Arlo Guthrie calls… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
![“The "democratic spirit"... [or the campaign to make everyone the same] leads to a nation without great men, a nation mainly of subliterates, full of the cocksureness which flattery breeds on ignorance, and quick to snarl or whimper at the first hint of criticism.” quote by C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7cd/c-s-lewis-121_democracy_the-democratic-spirit-or-the-campaign-to_970335.jpg)
![“The blame for [the national debt] lies with the Congress and the President, with Democrats and Republicans alike, most all of whom have been unwilling to make the hard choices or to explain to the American people that there is no such thing as a free lunch.” quote by Warren Rudman](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/112/warren-rudman-28341_american-people_the-blame-for-the-national-debt-lies-wit_2151875.jpg)
![“This is why I don't understand Democrats worried about turnout. They get the dead out every year. I mean, what's the problem? But if [Hillary Clinton] wins this, it isn't gonna mean anything to be a Republican.” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f89/rush-limbaugh-28_clinton_this-is-why-i-don-t-understand-democrats_2419603.jpg)
