We Chileans have to be able to understand that in a democracy institutions must function freely and with sovereignty. — Ricardo Lagos Copy Share Image
If we are competing in elections, it's because we believe in the popular vote and will be slaves to our constitution. — Jair Bolsonaro Copy Share Image
We are not asking for your permission, we are asking for our Rights... It's not for you to give, it's for us… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We Americans are the peculiar, chosen people - the Israel of our time; we bear the ark of the liberties of the… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Obama has already rejected the bright sunlight of public knowledge, which is democracy's great disinfectant and cure. — David K. Shipler Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, small minds seem to take the day. Election fraud. A migratory plague. Less and less surprises us as odd.” — Tracy K. Smith Copy Share Image
In an effort to eliminate the possibility of any rival growing up, some monopolists would sacrifice democracy itself. — Henry A. Wallace Copy Share Image
The more I see of democracy the more I dislike it. It just brings everything down to the mere vulgar level of… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
The big lie out there, the big lie that the Republicans propagate day after day, is that cutting marginal rates for those… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
So in Asia I want to make - I want to succeed to make a model of what success, practicing democracy, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We're the party that has fought for Medicare. We're the party that has fought for Social Security. The Republicans have tried to… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
The advantage of the internet is that it has taken away the charade of politics. China has heard of democracy and people… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
Is there not something worthy of perpetuation in our Indian spirit of democracy, where Earth, our mother, was free to all, and… — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share Image
No democracy is born perfect, and none ever gets to be perfect. Yet democracy is superior to authoritarian and totalitarian regimes because,… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
I grew up in a dictatorship, so I really appreciate democracy. I think democracy isn't just a random thing that's around -… — Paul van Dyk Copy Share Image
We have Americans who are voting for someone in whom they have confidence, about whom they have hope, because at after the… — Frank Bruni Copy Share Image
I want to help clean up the state that is so sorry today of journalism, and I have a communications degree. I… — Sarah Copy Share Image
...it happens that society is saved as often as the circle of its ruling class is narrowed, as often as a more… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
The mere fact of leaving ultimate social control in the hands of the people has not guaranteed that men will be able… — Ruth Benedict Copy Share Image
The ideal of a perfectly functioning democracy is one person, one vote; the ideal of a perfectly functioning market is one dollar,… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
We're an ignorant nation right now. We're not really capable, I do not think, the majority of our people, of making the… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
As believers in democracy we have not only the right but the duty to question existing mechanisms of, say, suffrage and to… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
Uncontrollable consumerism has become a watchword of our culture despite regular and compelling calls for its end. The United States has more… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the assumption that a million men are wiser than one man. How's that again? I missed something. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
I entered politics in 1967; since then, continuously, I am getting elected... Fortunately I never lost the elections. — Sharad Pawar Copy Share Image
The line of demarcation between democracy and monocracy is often thin, but rigid and stronger than unbreakable steel. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Arab society features apartheid of women, apartheid of homosexuals, and apartheid of Christians, Jews, and democracy. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Science and policy-making thrive on challenge and questioning; they are vital to the health of inquiry and democracy. — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
We still have a lot of work to do when it comes to democracy. We have political democracy but not economic democracy. — Anker Jørgensen Copy Share Image
As the 20th century ended, there were around 120 democracies in the world - and I can assure you more are on… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I think we need to push harder, we the Democrats, because it's an open door for the Republicans - prosperity centers. — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
I'm happy to work with Democrats. After all, they have to represent their districts just as I have to represent mine. — David Valadao Copy Share Image
“There are many countries but few nations. We are committed to building Nigeria into a most desirable nation to live” — Fela Durotoye Copy Share Image
“Lions don't leave society in the hands of government. Government is second in command - civilians, chief commander.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
But government in which the majority rule in all cases can not be based on justice, even as far as men understand… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
“Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle.” — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
The election process is a total fraud. If voters believe the process is secret, they will vote. If not, they will not. — Riordan Roett Copy Share Image
The worst thing I can say about democracy is that it has tolerated the right hon. Gentleman for four and a half… — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
