I talk democracy to these men and women. I tell them that they have the vote, and that theirs is the kingdom… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“Consequential to the election outcome were the many private contacts in the capital between southern Democrats and Hayes’s northern Republican supporters. At… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
it is a testament to the strength and purity of the democratic sentiment in the country, that the republic has not been… — Harriet Martineau Copy Share Image
The American flag is an enduring symbol of liberty, democracy, and justice. It is fitting that the House act to protect it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
[American Communist Party] legally exists in the U.S.A., it nominates its candidates in the elections, including Presidential elections. — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
If you believe in justice, if you believe in democracy, if you believe in people's rights, if you believe in the harmony… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
All government is a mess. Democracy is always messy. It's meant to be messy because smooth, thoughtful, precise, effective government leads to… — Michael Capuano Copy Share Image
I think we need to be a superpower of human rights, of support for true grassroots democracy, not corporatist economic development, which… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
In America, we've got to get back to these base principles of what democracy is. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
That the will of the people can be established by voting for democrats is, of course, a delusion. Yet when considering a… — Robert Musil Copy Share Image
The old fundamental principles must continue to apply, even in our changing society: Democracy knows neither master nor slave. Equal education opportunities… — Martin Schulz Copy Share Image
Even when they are trying to deceive the voters, the Democrats are incompetent. — Steve Hilton Copy Share Image
The all but unanimous judgment seems to be that we, the democracies, are just as responsible for the rise of the dictators… — Harry Emerson Fosdick Copy Share Image
Democratic socialism means, that in a democratic, civilized society, the wealthiest people and the largest corporations must pay their fair share of… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I will die. The person who succeeds me will also have to die. But elections, you won't have. — Augusto Pinochet Copy Share Image
A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until a majority of voters discover that they… — Alexander Fraser Tytler Copy Share Image
Establish democracy at home, based on human rights as superior to property rights. . . . — Jeannette Rankin Copy Share Image
You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of Islamic democracy, Islamic social justice and the equality of manhood in… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah Copy Share Image
Democracy is not a good that people can enjoy without trouble. It is, on the contrary, a treasure that must be daily… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
What is key for winning the election is to be able to put forth a vision for our future and how this… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
If information is the currency of democracy, then libraries are its banks. — Wendell H. Ford Copy Share Image
The truth then is, that the Russian Comintern is still confessedly engaged in endeavoring to foment war in order to facilitate revolution,… — Denis Fahey Copy Share Image
The very essence of democracy is that every person represents all the varied interests which compose the nation. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image