The Republicans want illegal immigrants for different reasons. They want 'em for cheap labor. Democrats want 'em for voters. Well, Republicans would… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Its [Dreams from My Father] also a reflection about how we might start a better conversation in our democracy about how to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Americans, as a rule, rarely compare themselves with other countries, so convinced are we that our system is superior, that our politicians… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
I might be popular, but that is not sufficient in a parliamentary democracy set-up. One has to assess every chief minister, his… — Sharad Pawar Copy Share Image
Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody indiscriminately and not for the benefit of… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I believe democracy can survive. But it's certainly true that the euphoria of the 1990s - an era when democracy was spreading… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
All political institutions are manifestations and materializations of power; they petrify and decay as soon as the living power of the people… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
So the Clinton-Gore era culminates with an election as stained as the blue dress, a Democratic chorus complaining that the Constitution should… — George Will Copy Share Image
In a democracy it is ultimately for us, the citizens, to judge where to place the balance between security and privacy, safety… — Timothy Garton Ash Copy Share Image
My parents were true believers in the efficacy of American constitutional democracy, and I was thoroughly inculcated with reverence for what we… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
“But it is not necessarily the case that liberal democracy is the political system best suited to resolving social conflicts per se.… — Francis Fukuyama Copy Share Image
I think some people have blind faith in American institutions without knowing a whole lot about them and think they will stand… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
Power, after all, is not just military strength. It is the social power that comes from democracy, the cultural power that comes… — Edward Said Copy Share Image
One of the greatest disasters that happened to modern civilization was for democracy to inscribe "liberty" on its banners instead of "justice."… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
“For after all, why do we go on fighting? If we die for democracy then we must be one of the democracies.… — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Copy Share Image
Menaced by collectivist trends, we must seek revival of our strength in the spiritual foundations which are the bedrock of our republic.… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
When it comes to social issues, Republicans don't just need to be more empathetic. They also need to be more emphatic in… — Gary Bauer Copy Share Image
Public opinion is presumptively an input to policy formation in a democracy because politicians respond to it or at least are believed… — Alan Blinder Copy Share Image
We must always appreciate the views and religious beliefs of others, as they continue to explore this philosophical experiment called democracy. -… — Johnny Luckett Copy Share Image
There is no, and cannot be, any situation in which we don't respect the law and the judiciary. It is unacceptable to… — Reuven Rivlin Copy Share Image
When you're a political leader, when you represent the entire state or the entire country, not just Republicans or not just Democrats… — David Shuster Copy Share Image
A democracy exists whenever those who are free and are not well-off, being in the majority, are in sovereign control of government,… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but… — John Pomfret Copy Share Image
If you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare the voters. If you don't have a record… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I guess 35 years ago, I thought we had more of a democracy than we actually do. Majority support doesn't help unless… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the people of Burma will determine their country's future. But we have chosen to act along with allies and partners because… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
I challenge the Republican nominees and all Republicans to not just be the anti-illegal immigration party. That's not who we are and… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The Republican Party stinks because all of the Republicans have accomplished nothing, and they talk about all of these issues and do… — Jackie Mason Copy Share Image
To accomplish his goals, President Biden will have to work with Democrats across a wide ideological spectrum and also seek common ground… — Tom Suozzi Copy Share Image
In 1956, I shall not go to the polls. I have not registered. I believe that democracy has so far disappeared in… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues as it possessed, is now being bombed… — J. B. Priestley Copy Share Image
What are the American ideals? They are the development of the individual for his own and the common good; the development of… — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
What conservatives and Republicans must recognize is that the White House has broken with them. What President Bush is doing, and has… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Our democracy is predicated on the belief that our government should be accessible by the people. We cannot allow ourselves to give… — Erik Paulsen Copy Share Image
Once the philosophical foundation of democracy has collapsed, the statement that dictatorship is bad is rationally valid only for those who are… — Max Horkheimer Copy Share Image
Everything [Ronald Reagan] got, the tax cuts, he had Democrats outnumbering him in the House and Senate everywhere. There were certain realities… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The House Rules Committee is perhaps the free world's outstanding bureaucratic abomination - a tiny, airless closet deep in the labyrinth of… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
I believe that American engagement, through our embassy, our businesses, and most of all through our people, is the best way to… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
“There's not a branch of publishing or broadcasting that doesn't depend in some way on advertising. It'd be like an aquarium without… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
What are we fighting the terrorists for if we ourselves do not even stand up for democracy - civil liberties and fundamental… — Nawaz Sharif Copy Share Image