Collective freedom is one devoid of material bondage and…

Collective freedom provides the basic conditions for people to narrate their own lives, hold power accountable, and embrace a capacious notion of human dignity.

— Henry Giroux

Our national purpose, not our party differences, must define the American Brand. We must change the conversation from one centered around what defines our…

— Alan Siegel

With growing and intermixed minority populations, our democracy can not work optimally unless all people are integrated as full and equal members, and I…

— Richard Benjamin

Our collective freedom... depends on our ability to defend the rights of others.

— Walter Mosley

“Government surveillance is a blatant violation of our fundamental right to privacy, an intrusion into the sacred space where personal thoughts and actions unfold.…

— James William Steven Parker

I have a feeling that climate change may be an issue as severe as a war. It may be necessary to put democracy on…

— James Lovelock

The first and continuing argument for the curtailment of working hours and the raising of the minimum age was that education was necessary in…

— Grace Abbott

I believe that open criticism of any institution is necessary in a democracy, to safeguard the constitutional order.

— Prashant Bhushan

I do think a healthy opposition is very necessary in a democracy.

— Naveen Patnaik

There are many who criticise the United Nations. And those of us who know this institution well know that it is not immune from…

— Kevin Rudd

I think organized labor is a necessary part of democracy. Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.

— Dolores Huerta

We need a more authoritative world...What's the alternative to democracy? There isn't one. But even the best democracies agree that when a major war…

— James Lovelock

As the humanities and liberal arts are downsized, privatized, and commodified, higher education finds itself caught in the paradox of claiming to invest in…

— Henry Giroux

Universities should be about more than developing work skills. They must also be about producing civic-minded and critically engaged citizens - citizens who can…

— Henry Giroux

If democracy is to once again inspire a populist politics, it is crucial to develop a number of social movements in which the stories…

— Henry Giroux