What makes me worry today is the alarming decline in the trust in democratic institutions - political parties, Parliaments, political leaders. Less… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
Jazz is improvisation and syncopation, with resilience and flow, with earthy elegance, nuance and subtlety, with the integrity of individual expression within… — Greg Thomas Copy Share Image
Where I underestimated the opposition was how willing Republicans in Congress would be to put their short-term political interests ahead of what… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
There is no, and cannot be, any situation in which we don't respect the law and the judiciary. It is unacceptable to… — Reuven Rivlin Copy Share Image
I'm struck by how laughter connects you with people. It's almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
Cure the evils of Democracy by the evils of Fascism! Funny therapeutics! I've heard of their curing syphilis by giving the patient… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
“Obama accused the Republicans of giving “more than $1 trillion in new tax breaks to the wealthy” and argued that it was… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
From fighting voter suppression in the Texas House to calling out Republicans in the House Oversight Committee for their brazen lies, I… — Jasmine Crockett Copy Share Image
The Democrats stand to lose even more seats in the Senate. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It's certainly a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I don't know what America has really learned. We are too quick to do what's expedient on behalf of our culture of… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
“Dru wins a striking victory at Elma, in upstate New York. Subsequently acclaimed ‘Administrator of the Republic’, he embarks on a dramatic… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Why don't Republicans spend all their airtime attacking the media for lying about what Obama's amnesty does and what the Democrats are… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
“It was an idea that made the crucial difference between British and Iberian America – an idea about the way people should… — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
Given that the nineteenth century was the century of Socialism, of Liberalism, and of Democracy, it does not necessarily follow that the… — Benito Mussolini Copy Share Image
Suits obviously had helped to promote bad government and he was as guilty as anyone for wearing them so steadfastly for twenty… — Jim Harrison Copy Share Image
I do believe that the collapse of the traditional media is catastrophic for our democracy, but I wasn't about to mythologize it.… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
India is a democracy; it is in our DNA. As far as the different political parties are concerned, I firmly believe that… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Obama was willing to compromise and Republicans were not. That's not a biased statement. One of my problems with the limitations of… — Jonathan Alter Copy Share Image
When a democracy reaches a point where the politicians cannot say no to the people, and both parties are competing for votes… — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
In a democracy, it is the people who are sovereign. Therefore, with regard to the promotion of democracy at the local, country… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image
I do still think there is a big disconnect between Republicans in Washington, D.C., and Republicans everywhere I go. When you start… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The Republicans here in Concord and down in Washington D.C. would have us believe that the War on Women is a phony… — Ann McLane Kuster Copy Share Image
Surely anyone who has ever been elected to public office understands that one commodity above all others, namely the trust and confidence… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
The real difference between democracy and oligarchy is poverty and wealth. Wherever men rule by reason of their wealth, whether they be… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
We [Democrats] have got to be strong. When we look weak in a time where people feel insecure, we lose. when people… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Social democracy seeks and finds the ways, and particular slogans, of the workers' struggle only in the course of the development of… — Rosa Luxemburg Copy Share Image
We have a wonderful history behind us. ... If you are unable to demonstrate to the world that you have this record,… — Carter G. Woodson Copy Share Image
My critics always forget to mention that I was democratically elected, the others were not. Everyone in Uganda can challenge me, everyone… — Yoweri Museveni Copy Share Image
Liberal democracy has endured because its institutions are designed for handling morally hazardous forms of coercive power. It puts the question of… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
I believe in a relatively equal society, supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty. I believe in democracy, civil… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
By defying our country's commitment to free and fair elections, Trump is defying our entire democracy. After all, what is democracy if… — Karine Jean-Pierre Copy Share Image
Our society is connecting workers with the products people consume and recognizing workers for their contributions. It is important to do that,… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
Representative government has broken down. Our politicians represent not the people who vote for them but the commercial interests who finance their… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
American and Israel share a special bond. Our relationship is unique among all nations. Like America, Israel is a strong democracy, a… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Organizing around a common interest is a fundamental part of democracy. We should no more try to take away the right of… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
Voting wouldn't excite me unless it included electing the directors of the big banks and corporations, who make the real decisions that… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
We have to have a more realistic foreign policy and not a utopian one where we say, oh, we're going to spread… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Surely there is not a capitalist or well-informed person in this world today who believes that [World War I] is being fought… — Rose Pastor Stokes Copy Share Image
I was elected by the Democrats to be chair of the Veterans Committee, which I'm very proud of. And now am the… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
What we have now is democracy without citizens. No one is on the public's side. All the buyers are on the corporations'… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
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