All government is a mess. Democracy is always messy. It's meant to be messy because smooth, thoughtful, precise, effective government leads to… — Michael Capuano Copy Share Image
When someone at the State Department proclaims Facebook to be the most organic tool for promoting democracy the world has ever seen… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
“Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum could clamp down on the rights… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
It is my birthright, it is my political right, it is my democratic right, it is my constitutional right... that I must… — Mamata Banerjee Copy Share Image
One of the central assumptions of the concept of democracy, perhaps its most central assumption, is that by and large human beings… — Sidney Hook Copy Share Image
The Republican and Democratic parties both feed out of the same bag provided by the monied system, and where the list frequently… — George Seldes Copy Share Image
Democracy functions better when donors push politicians to win campaigns based on their defining issues instead of using financial pressure for policy… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
“The European history of the twentieth century shows us that societies can break, democracies can fall, ethics can collapse, and ordinary men… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
Public charities, foodbanks and church pantries are doing more than ever before, but they can't keep up with the need. We can… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
“Just a short while ago the Republicans were objects of fear and hatred—now they’re just pathetic assholes. Barry took them to the… — Don Winslow Copy Share Image
Change from below, the formulation of demands from the populace to end unacceptable injustice, supported by direct action, has played a far… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
We need a new political language with broader narratives. Such a language has to unravel the pervasive ideological, pedagogical, and economic dynamics… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
But we either believe in democracy or we not. If we do, then, we must say categorically, without qualification, that no restraint… — Lee Kuan Yew Copy Share Image
[T]he democratic principle of "one man, one vote," viewed against a background of voting masses numbering several millions, only serves to demonstrate… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Copy Share Image
Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, but by their own choice, Puerto Rico is not a state. The relationship has worked well for… — Anibal Acevedo Vila Copy Share Image
I'll never believe that Americans have racticed in our history anything close to the purest form of democracy of the world. Because… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
AIADMK bears Annadurai in its name and his image on its flag. We will extend full cooperation in upholding the principles of… — J. Jayalalithaa Copy Share Image
Neither should the theater in our country be regarded as a luxury. It is a necessity because in order to make democracy… — Hallie Flanagan Copy Share Image
I happen to believe that this election year [2016] is...one of the most important elections that we're going to face in a… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Here is tragedy - and here is America. For the curse of the country, as well of all democracies, is precisely the… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
May I just single out for salutations, on the "anti-war" side: Pop Stars For Appeasement, Dancers Against Democracy, Actors For Apathy, Fashionistas… — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
For Democrats to reduce women to beggars for cheap government-funded birth control is demeaning to the women that I know who are… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
My father offered his life so our democracy could live. My mother devoted her life to nurturing that democracy. I will dedicate… — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
Democrats will say the money they give to Planned Parenthood does not go to abortions. That the money they give to Planned… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
When free discussion is denied, hardening of the arteries of democracy has set in, free institutions are but a lifeless form, and… — William Randolph Hearst Copy Share Image
Nelson Mandela represents an enduring example of the human spirit and he proved for eternity that the ideals of democracy and human… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We… — Wesley Clark Copy Share Image
The Communist Manifesto was correct but we see the privileges of the capitalist bourgeoisie yielding to democratic organizations. In my judgment success… — Eduard Bernstein Copy Share Image
I won, we won, because we grew the base of voters who share our values - not because we tried to talk… — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
Deception can cost billions. Think Enron, Madoff, the mortgage crisis. Or in the case of double agents and traitors, like Robert Hanssen… — Pamela Meyer Copy Share Image
The structure of the Swiss ruling class is rock-hard, and unchanged since the time of Napoleon. They sit on their mountains and… — Jean Ziegler Copy Share Image
I believe that George Bush won the election through the vote of the people and the way our republic is set up.… — Katherine Harris Copy Share Image
The point about democracy is not that it delivers legitimate, effective, prosperous rule of law. It's not that it guarantees peace with… — Rory Stewart Copy Share Image
Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing. What is necessary now is one… — Archibald MacLeish Copy Share Image
Democrats have always wanted to grow government with revenues from our society's producers. They aren't sincere about reducing the deficit, because they… — David Limbaugh Copy Share Image
This mass terrorism is the new evil in our world today. It is perpetrated by fanatics who are utterly indifferent to the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Since President Bush took office in 2001, this Congress has supported an agenda of democracy, freedom and expansion of rights for all… — Ginny Brown-Waite Copy Share Image
If you want to know why Republicans and conservatives are in a political crisis, you need only consider the fact that the… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Wherever politics intrudes upon economic life, political success is readily attained by saying what people like to hear rather than what is… — Hans F. Sennholz Copy Share Image
In seats where perhaps we don't expect to win at the next general election, the new infrastructure gives us a chance to… — Theresa May Copy Share Image
![“[T]he democratic principle of "one man, one vote," viewed against a background of voting masses numbering several millions, only serves to demonstrate the pitiful helplessness of the inarticulate individual, who functions at the polls as the smallest indivisible arithmetical (and not always…” quote by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/df8/erik-von-kuehnelt-leddihn-1946_anonymity_t-he-democratic-principle-of-one-man-one_1179996.jpg)
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