Speaking as a Democrat, all my life battling for what I conceived to be Democracy, and what I conceived to be right,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“While American democracy is imperfect, few outside the majority of this Court would have thought its flaws included a dearth of corporate… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
American democracy is the inalienable right to sit on your front porch, in your pyjamas, drinking a can of beer and shouting… — Peter Ustinov Copy Share Image
Until the courts put a stop to it, public debate over same-sex marriage displayed American democracy at its best. Individuals on both… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
Political civility is not about being polite to each other. It's about reclaiming the power of 'We the People' to come together,… — Parker Palmer Copy Share Image
When we are fighting for huge stakes - we're fighting for the future - future of the planet in terms of climate… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The problem with American democracy is the American corporation, which is a slave holder construct, pure and simple. It's totally invasive, and… — Richard Grossman Copy Share Image
“Above all, we cannot and should not try to distance ourselves from any of these inquisitions by reassuring ourselves that no abuse… — Jonathan Kirsch Copy Share Image
As a lawyer, as a former prosecutor, and as a son and grandson of foreign-service officers who tried to represent American democracy… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
A day will come when our children and grandchildren will look back and they'll ask one of two questions. Either they will… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
“He understood privacy and freedom of expression were paramount to liberty, as incompatible as they may appear. One promoted yelling and screaming,… — Shelter Somerset Copy Share Image
As a result of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, American democracy is being undermined by the ability of the Koch brothers… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Many Republicans who traditionally were for a positive role in the world, anti-Russian, now they want to defend their party and leader,… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
That's what separates out American democracy from dictators and horrible governments across the world and the reason why that works is that… — Charles R. Chamberlain Copy Share Image
Today, with America being a beleaguered global power, in part because of its own mistakes, it is absolutely essential that the American… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Occupy did something fabulous. What Occupy made clear was that there is an inequality at the heart of American democracy that undermines… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
“It is a fundamental principle of American democracy that laws should not be public only when it is convenient for government officials… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image
“We are not wrong in what we are doing. If we are wrong, the Supreme Court of this nation is wrong. If… — John Nichols Copy Share Image
I have no doubt that there are Russian efforts to disturb the fabric of American democracy, but they're disruption efforts. The working… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
I think with the advent of Reagan, and subsequently, both parties, there's been a strong move towards the advantage given to the… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“Some might say what I’m recommending amounts to electoral nihilism. We would end up giving the presidency over to Republicans and their… — Eddie S. Glaude Jr Copy Share Image
These communities that are losing local news coverage are losing something deeper. They're losing a connection to American democracy. And those connections… — Brian Stelter Copy Share Image
That is not respecting our democracy, using the State Department as a concierge for foreign donations, not really respecting our American democracy. — Kellyanne Conway Copy Share Image
If x is the population of the United States and y is the degree of imbecility of the average American, then democracy… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Trump's first statement as president, his inaugural address, was an unprecedented assault on American democracy and American values. — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
That's what American democracy has come down to at these town hall meetings: old people and gun nuts, which is a terrible… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
If sexual relations between consenting adults are not part of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Constitution, then American democracy is… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
Each generation in this country gets the responsibility of being the ambassadors for this American democracy that our parents and grandparents fought,… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
A more important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
American democracy and the Soviet system may peacefully exist side by side and compete with each other. But one cannot evolve into… — J. Stalin Copy Share Image
When Jefferson and the Republicans rallied to the Union and to the existing Federalist organization, the fabric of traditional American democracy was… — Herbert Croly Copy Share Image
When I was sworn in, we had Republican-sponsored climate-change bills all over the place. You had John McCain running for President in… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
The danger of having the Constitution twisted and misconstrued to support vested interests and prejudices must be guarded against if American democracy… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
Actual threats to American democracy range from voter suppression and unaccountable 'dark money' to explicit efforts to engineer 'minority rule' in Washington… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
American democracy is supposed to be the paradigm for the rest of the world, and it no longer is. Citizens cannot be… — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Copy Share Image
The Black Lives Matter National Network and the movement at large are sophisticated. We're not easily won over by talking points and… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Free and fair elections are a bedrock of American democracy, and the IC remains vigilant against the various activities by China, as… — John Ratcliffe Copy Share Image
Public control of the political process requires public financing. The restoration of our American Democracy depends upon public financing. — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
I have no doubt that there are Russian efforts to disturb the fabric of American democracy, but they're disruption efforts. They're troublemaking… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
The U.S. corporate media, otherwise known as the "free press," is that hollow pillar on which contemporary American democracy rests. — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
