I have tremendous confidence in the ability of government institutions and the American people to do what is right to make sure… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
America's corporate and political elites now form a regime of their own and they're privatizing democracy. All the benefits - the tax… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
Where everyman is participator in the government of affairs, not merely at an election one day in the year but everyday, he… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I think the people should demand accountability on the voting. I think there's no point in voting if you're not gonna demand… — Aaron McGruder Copy Share Image
If sexual relations between consenting adults are not part of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Constitution, then American democracy is… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
I would love to have the endorsement of every progressive organization in America. We're very proud to have received recently the endorsement… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
War on terrorism defines the central preoccupation of the United States in the world today, and it does reflect in my view… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Nowhere has democracy ever worked well without a great measure of local self-government, providing a school of political training for the people… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
Christians living in a democracy should always vote if they can. If they cannot in conscience bring themselves to vote for any… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
I was elected by people voting Labour! The idea that you come to Parliament and the first thing you do is that… — Dennis Skinner Copy Share Image
European democracy was originally imbued with a sense of Christian responsibility and self-discipline, but these spiritual principles have been gradually losing their… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
“Earlier in [2007] the [Prime Minister's Office] had also drawn criticism for trying to muzzle the judiciary. The reproach came from Antonio… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share Image
So when the wolf pounces on your lamb, just ignore the pitiful bleating and remind yourself that this is a democracy, where… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
Looking at polls of Arab public opinion, you look at popular figures, the most popular figure is the prime minister of Turkey,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We’ve learned that it will take more than one generation to bring about change. The fight for civil rights has developed into… — Mary Travers Copy Share Image
Democrats consider the people as the safest depository of power in the last resort; they cherish them, therefore, and wish to leave… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Let the people decide whom to vote for, who has more authority. And only people, only our citizens, are able to place… — Dmitry Medvedev Copy Share Image
Those of us who lived under communism for most of our lives were looking toward the Western world because of its values,… — Vaclav Klaus Copy Share Image
An informed public democracy means rule of the people. A media system is absolutely essential to that process, if people are going… — Robert Waterman McChesney Copy Share Image
The election makes me think of a story of a man who was dying. He had only two minutes to live, so… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation… — Joichi Ito Copy Share Image
The descendants of Holy Roman Empire monarchies became feeble-minded in the twentieth century, and after World War I had been done in… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
Do I think there's a fight against the media and the Democrats? Yes, but I think it's one that's done with our… — Brad Parscale Copy Share Image
I have always favored Capitalism as the best economic system and Democracy as the best political system. They both have the most… — Philip Kotler Copy Share Image
The reason that democracies always defeat dictatorships is because they're open to debate. We should never allow Washington to say, 'Shut up,… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
Obama's openness is a welcome change from his predecessor, who went all the way to the Supreme Court to hide the RSVP… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
We have two nations, and it's not black or white. It's red and blue. Under Republican leadership, cities tend to do better.… — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. and it's essentially the same problem people faced in the… — Susan George Copy Share Image
My thinking tends to be libertarian. That is, I oppose intrusions of the state into the private realm-as in abortion, sodomy, prostitution,… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
As a general rule of thumb, Democrats do better in national elections when the year's defining issue is economic fairness, and Republicans… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
The Republicans released their 'Pledge to America.' It's 21 pages of phony charts and bad ideas. Sarah Palin got a copy, and… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Talent and worth are the only eternal grounds of distinction. To these the Almighty has affixed His everlasting patent of nobility. Knowledge… — Catharine Sedgwick Copy Share Image
There should be just no end to what we can do when we operate with the courage of our convictions and we… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
The Democrats are up to their necks in foreign meddling. Nancy Pelosi took money from Ukraine lobbyists. Chuck Schumer took money from… — Steve Hilton Copy Share Image
The 2016 presidential election is ripe for the emergence of a game-changing political leader who either dramatically reforms one of the existing… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
I'm of the school that you've got to show a distinction between Democrats and Republicans. And in order to have the base… — Jim Inhofe Copy Share Image
I can deal with conservatives in a democracy. With real conservatives, I don't agree with them, but I understand why they believe… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
Democracy is the healthful lifeblood which circulates through the veins and arteries, which supports the system, but which ought never to appear… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
I'm doing what Democrats said we needed to coming out of 2016, after that sobering defeat, which is to build a bench,… — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image