Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“The US exports democracy, hence there being very little left for Americans” — Dean Cavanagh Copy Share Image
In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government. — Lucy Powell Copy Share Image
In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a General… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Democracy is like a streetcar. When you come to your stop, you get off. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
The Democrats co-opted the credit for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But if you go back and look at the history,… — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
I'm also very much aware that it is you who brought democracy to Chile, you set up a constitution suitable for democracy,… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The hope and change the Democrats had in mind was nothing more than a retread of the failed and discredited socialist policies… — Jim DeMint Copy Share Image
“Zillah Eisenstein uses the term ‘decoy’ to describe the way in which ‘imperialist democracy’ covers over its structural sins with a thin… — Nina Power Copy Share Image
Republicans and Democrats are obsessed with making sure that illegal aliens are granted citizenship. The American people are not. They're concerned about… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Democracy can only represent the average if not less than the average. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
After World War II the Republicans - the Wall Street crowd - were very worried about a depression coming back. They hated… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
I swear I will do everything in my power to change the situation in Tibet where human rights are being suppressed. Tibet… — Shinzo Abe Copy Share Image
The more that social democracy develops, grows, and becomes stronger, the more the enlightened masses of workers will take their own destinies,… — Rosa Luxemburg Copy Share Image
China more than two milleniums ago had already considered the idea of democracy, but at that time she could not put it… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
“We may not have sewage, drinking water, and olympic gold medals, but we do have democracy.” — Arvind Adiga Copy Share Image
The Court is making the preposterous assumption that the People of the United States somehow silently redefined marriage in 1868 when they… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
“the awesome size of Boomer voting power and the generation’s demonstrable interest in using that power to promote its own agenda at… — Bruce Cannon Gibney Copy Share Image
Democracy is not a mere consequence, a certain stage in the development of society. It is the condition on which the survival… — Wei Jingsheng Copy Share Image
An election is a collective call to wisdom and a collective call to action. It represents a renewal and a recommitment to… — Ram Nath Kovind Copy Share Image
The Second World War ended with a radicalization of the population in the United States and everywhere else, and called for all… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
“Republicans approve of the American farmer, but they are willing to help him go broke. They stand four-square for the American home--but… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
What's important here is that the Republicans agree with [Donald Trump]. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Of course, I grew up in Communist Romania, but I am happy to say that now our country is democratic, and prospering,… — Nadia Comaneci Copy Share Image
Putting it as strongly as I can, the failure to give free airtime for our political campaigns endangers our democracy. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
“The most effective way to revive democracy is to do what we have always done; transfer decision-making from the unaccountable institutions: monarchs,… — Aaron Nordquist Copy Share Image
I grew up in San Francisco. And so I'm informed in a certain kind of way about, you know, believing in democracy… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
We are a democracy, and there is only one way to get a democracy on its feet in the matter of its… — Joseph Pulitzer Copy Share Image
In Latin America, in the past, it was almost impossible to guarantee democracy. There were military dictatorships, and nowadays there are not… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
I think if you're a liberal, you believe that we all are, at least to some extent, our brothers' keepers, you really… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
The Right of all members of society to form their own beliefs and communicate them freely to others must be regarded as… — Thomas I. Emerson Copy Share Image
I believe, whether it is the United States or Europe, they will all end up as multicultural societies. So India's this great… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
“On the other hand, it will be equally forgotten that the vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty; that,… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image