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
Thank God we in Iran have neither the desire nor the need to suffer from democracy. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
I don't think my election as Taoiseach actually made history - it just reflected it, reflected the enormous changes that had already… — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
The thing about Republicans is that they don't care so much about respect, but they love fear, at least in others. — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
The Reservoir plan is an engineering mechanism applied to the field of economics, and in its essence it has nothing to do… — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
Here they are today, the Democrats; they're making this big deal about how this woman [Hillary Clinton] has overcome all of this… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Republics, one after another . . . have perished from a want of intelligence and virtue in the masses of the people. . . . — Horace Mann Copy Share Image
I'd like people to be educated on the voting machines, making sure that our democracy isn't being hijacked by computer technology. There's… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
Republicans may learn they can't appeal to right-wing patriarchs and most women at the same time. — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Republicans don't play to win. But Donald Trump always plays to win and he is teaching Republicans how much fun it can… — Charlie Kirk Copy Share Image
We are a democracy and we don't believe in just hunting down gangsters and killing them. We believe in trying to find… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
Black women have been saving this republic since its founding. That was especially so during the Trump era when their turnout helped… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity;… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I think Mrs Thatcher did more damage to democracy, equality, internationalism, civil liberties, freedom in this country than any other Prime Minister… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
“Theories of agonism emphasize the affective aspects of political relations and accept that disagreement and confrontation are forever ongoing. For political theorist… — Carl DiSalvo Copy Share Image
Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
Since the Bush-Cheney Administration took office in January 2001, controlling the major oil and natural gas fields of the world had been… — F. William Engdahl Copy Share Image
Through elections, the citizenry directs political decision-making. Their views are what informs campaigns and government decisions. — Jessica Tarlov Copy Share Image
I have one underlying principle in mind: the principle of Muslim democracy. It is my belief that our salvation lies in following… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah Copy Share Image
I would argue that in times of war, sealed lips sink entire democracies. If we don't have access to vital information, we… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
Constitutional democracy has created astonishing and apparently irreversible social progress. All we're interested in is talking about when government doesn't work. — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
Nation states are not a solution for democratic governance. This is same for Kurdish people. To see it as a solution is… — Selahattin Demirtas Copy Share Image
Those wanting to improve democracy in their countries should not wait for permission. — Bulent Ecevit Copy Share Image
Perhaps it's time to start examining countries that have made democracy work while still having some kind of the same relationship in… — Aaron McGruder Copy Share Image
I really am a pessimist. I've always felt that fascism is a more natural governmental condition than democracy. Democracy is a grace.… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
Looking at polls of Arab public opinion, you look at popular figures, the most popular figure is the prime minister of Turkey,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
We can no longer allow multi-nationalists to parade as agents of progress and democracy in the newspapers, even as they subvert it… — John Sweeney Copy Share Image
The reason that Google was such a success is because they were the first ones to take advantage of the self-organizing properties… — Ron Eglash Copy Share Image
We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the… — William Hague Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a democratic capitalist, although I think the word 'socialism' loses its meaning every time that it is… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
If you consider, for example, that democracy is much like a religion then 9/11 is akin to finding the body of God. — Larisa Alexandrovna Copy Share Image
As I've said repeatedly, Republicans are very good at describing things in black and white; Democrats are very good at describing the… — Joseph C. Wilson Copy Share Image
The key to winning any general election in the USA is to excite your base and then expand your base - get… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Indian democracy has often been likened to the stately progress of the elephant - ponderous in its gait and reluctant to change… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
Democracy on a supranational level is simply impossible. In order to have democracy, there needs to be a nation. — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present… — Anonymous Copy Share Image