In a democratic society, the only treason is silence.

The Only cure for nihilism is for liberal democratic societies - their electorates, their judiciary, and their political leadership- to insist that force is…

— Michael Ignatieff

As a matter of constitutional tradition, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we presume that governmental regulation of the content of speech…

— John Paul Stevens

That's where we all kind of were in the mid-1960s. Students for a Democratic Society grew from a small group of socialists at the…

— Bill Ayers

Let's not use the term democracy as a play on words which is what people commonly do, using human rights as a pretext. Those…

— Alejandro Castro Espin

It transmitted because on the campuses, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was recruiting, was organizing. Students for a Democratic Society was founded at Michigan just…

— Bill Ayers

Books are key to understanding the world and participating in a democratic society.

— Carl Sagan

The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society.

— Edward Bernays

January 30th will be a historic day for the Middle East and the world. The Iraqi people will take the next step toward a…

— Dana Rohrabacher

The fact is that in my prep school, I went to a boarding school, 39 young men graduated from that prep school. Five years…

— Bill Ayers

Sooner or later a democracy which is to survive has to be able to rely upon that enlargement of vision and purpose of those…

— Ordway Tead

Setting aside labels, I am somebody who believes that government in a democratic society should be representing the needs of the vast majority of…

— Bernie Sanders

It is a mistake - as so many over-centralized socialist societies have discovered - to try to eliminate money as an incentive. Money is…

— Philip Slater

Change from below, the formulation of demands from the populace to end unacceptable injustice, supported by direct action, has played a far larger part…

— Tony Benn

Since a democratic society repudiates the principle of external authority, it must find a substitute in voluntary disposition and interest; these can be created…

— John Dewey