The war against ISIS will pose many new challenges for the next commander-in-chief. The last two presidents [George W. Bush and Barack… — Wolf Blitzer Copy Share Image
Excessive partisanship is the problem. There has never been a democracy in the history of the world in a polity of any… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
“Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the… — Marvin Simkin Copy Share Image
Federalists, Whigs, Democratic-Republicans; parties are born, parties die, and parties realign themselves to adapt to shifting demographics and attitudes. — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
You gather a certain number of people around you but, you know, they look - they look - they didn't look to… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
I am angry that the Democrats don't have the ability to explain to Republicans that we should be able to feed people… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
“Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to learn… — B.R. Ambedkar Copy Share Image
The world has got more democracies than ever, and human rights are high on almost every country's agenda. Still, corruption and oppression… — Anna Lindh Copy Share Image
“Thus, it is a political axiom that power follows property. But it is now a historical fact that the means of production… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Most Americans don't live their lives solely as Democrats or Republicans or conservatives or liberals. Most Americans live their lives that are… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
In a democracy, everyone has the right to criticise the Government. Normally, the opposition gets more media space and even the people… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
So is there a difference between Democrats and Republicans? Sure. The Democrats say one thing ("Save the planet!") and then do another--quietly… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
There are still two forms besides democracy and oligarchy; one of them is universally recognized and included among the four principal forms… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
We've just gone through this period of years where the players in the game were at least written about as being a… — Ben Wikler Copy Share Image
For liberalism is a delicate thing. It encompasses so much -- constitutional government, democratic elections, freedom of worship, civil rights, free trade… — Russell Shorto Copy Share Image
If people, whether they are conservative or liberal, left or right, are unwilling to compromise and engage in the democratic process, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“We have, on the whole, more liberty and less equality than Russia has. Russia has less liberty and more equality. Whether democracy… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
President Bush said it's now time for a change in Iraq and he wants them to have a Western-style democracy like ours.… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news… — Helen Suzman Copy Share Image
Facebook deploys a political advertising sales team, specialized by political party and charged with convincing deep-pocketed politicians that they do have the… — Antonio Garcia Martinez Copy Share Image
“Legitimacy is the elixir of political power. "The strongest is never strong enough to be the master", Jean-Jaques Rousseau observed, "unless he… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
I'm passionate about restoring the efficacy of American democracy, making capitalism sustainable, prioritizing advances in technology, and seizing the opportunities to use… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest. What… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Democracy wants to win by reason, not by arms or by any other material damage, because, look, I don't have to remind… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
Many people suggest using mathematics to talk to the aliens, and Dutch computer scientist Alexander Ollongren has developed an entire language (Lincos)… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
I considered mores to be one of the great general causes responsible for the maintenance of a democratic republic . . .… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
A democrat need not believe that the majority will always reach a wise decision. He should however believe in the necessity of… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time… — Charles Edison Copy Share Image
There's a real danger when people get distracted by peripheral issues. They get distracted by democracy building. They get distracted about military… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
We know how to punish retailers and manufacturers that don't provide quality and value. But we're lousy at fighting effectively for what… — Shoshana Zuboff Copy Share Image
It is my view that it is a big embarrassment for Africa . It is hypocritical for African leaders to talk about… — Raila Odinga Copy Share Image
India's future lies in being an open society, an open polity, a functioning democracy respecting all fundamental human freedoms, accepting the rule… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
On December 7, 1941, an event took place that had nothing to do with me or my family and yet which had… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
“Pnin slowly walked under solemn pines. The sky was dying. He did not believe in an autocratic God. He did believe, dimly,… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
I happen to love America. I love this freedom and democracy. The fact is we are the ones who killed innocent people,… — Robert Scheer Copy Share Image
There is little doubt that our society is changing rapidly, but one thing will never change as long as we remain a… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
I think Canada deserves a forthrightly left electoral alternative. I don't see the advantage for our democracy in having a number of… — Avi Lewis Copy Share Image
[Democrats] have robbed these citizens of their future and, if we win, I will give them their hope, their jobs, their education.… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I think the Iraqi people have shown extraordinary patience and courage in the last few months. They have really put a political… — Paul Bremer Copy Share Image