Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
The political class can't imagine a decentralized world where good things happen...without them. But in the real world, that's exactly how good… — John Stossel Copy Share Image
I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures. This was the reason why I… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
The institution of representative government to us seems an essential part of democracy, but the ancients never thought of it. Its immense… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“The government enforces a monopoly over the production and distribution of its alleged 'services' and brings violence to bear against would-be competitors.… — Robert Higgs Copy Share Image
I consider both the West Bank and Gaza to be colonised, even though Gaza is not occupied in the same way that… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
I am playing a principal who also teaches maths in a government school in 'Nil Battey Sannata,' the story of which is… — Pankaj Tripathi Copy Share Image
It is necessary that I should qualify the doctrine of its being not men, but measures, that I am determined to support.… — Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux Copy Share Image
“some activists and theorists treat aesthetic objects and creative works as displaying a political potentiality missing from classes, parties, and unions. This… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Young people today seem to be coming around to the idea it really doesn’t matter which politician or political party you vote… — James Morcan Copy Share Image
“When we speak of authority at present we usually have in mind governmental authority. Actually, social order is most firm when imposed… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
But again, you know, the views that we've expressed are transferring power back from the federal government to the states, giving Alaska… — Joe Miller Copy Share Image
Literally every single sliver of technology that makes the iPhone a smartphone instead of a stupidphone - internet, GPS, touchscreen, battery, hard… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
My dad's family were political and he was always a theatrical creature, whereas my mum is really musical and her father was… — Grace Jones Copy Share Image
If the federal government is so concerned with why people are deciding against having kids, maybe they should consider how little support… — Ana Kasparian Copy Share Image
I love politics. It could be that, or it could be that my dad was always really big on, 'This is your… — Cody Rhodes Copy Share Image
Presidential primary debates are an important part of our political process. But the media has wrested complete control from the parties and… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
“What these men represented was not 'The West' but what was for this century a relatively new kind of monied class in… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
I think that the moment we're living in offers the best opportunity we've had in a long time in that a lot… — Shane McCrae Copy Share Image
Donald Trump represents not the lobbyists, not the elected officials, not the establishment types. These are people that have nothing to do… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Is the American tradition of self-reliance disappearing? That's a painful question for conservatives to ponder. After all, we're dedicated to reducing the… — Edwin Feulner Copy Share Image
It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Mandela alikuwa hodari ndiyo maana akapelekwa jela. Alikuwa mvumilivu ndiyo maana akakaa jela kwa miaka ishirini na saba. Alivyotoka akawa kiongozi bora… — Enock Maregesi Copy Share Image
I do not share the general view that market forces are the basis for political liberty. Every time I see a homeless… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Before Sept. 11, the idea that Americans would voluntarily agree to live their lives under the gaze of a network of biometric… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
“But even democracies like ours are rife with corruption. The founding fathers had the right idea. They never envisioned professional politicians. They… — Douglas E. Richards Copy Share Image
While our government seems to know no bounds, federal claims to the property around Lake Bistineau are absurd. I grew up in… — Mike Johnson Copy Share Image
We weren't meant to have futures, we were meant to marry them. We weren't meant to have politics, or careers that mattered,… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
“The term 'politics of prefiguration' has long been used to describe the idea that if you embody what you aspire to, you… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
Thus, the capital owner is not a parasite or a rentier but a worker - a capital worker. A distinction between labor… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
International order is not an evolution; it is an imposition. It is the domination of one vision over others- in this case,… — Robert Kagan Copy Share Image
“All great victories, be they in politics, business, art, or seduction, involved resolving vexing problems with a potent cocktail of creativity, focus,… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Government in our democracy, state and national, must be neutral in matters of religious theory, doctrine, and practice. It may not be… — Abe Fortas Copy Share Image
Any politico who's afraid of his constituents being armed, should be. Leaders of the anti-gun movement (for the most part, politicians who… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
I think the Tea Party movement is great. I think anybody who has been frustrated over the last few years with the… — Ben Quayle Copy Share Image
People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience in local government and state government and… — Carol Moseley Braun Copy Share Image
“The Kochs were not alone. As they sought ways to steer American politics hard to the right without having to win the… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Using political power, the elite can induce local authorities to facilitate enclosure and privatisation of land, water, and other hitherto public amenities.… — Guy Standing Copy Share Image
Sir, it is true that republics have often been cradled in war, but more often they have met with a grave in… — Jefferson Davis Copy Share Image
Let's note, that in what I consider the most disgraceful performance abroad by an American official in my lifetime - something not… — George Will Copy Share Image
