You have to be involved during midterm elections, you have to care about what happens at a school board level. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is not the kind of country where you would feel comfortable if you were opposed to democracy, parliamentary law, independent courts… — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
If democracy is to be rebuilt … it is necessary not just for the public to learn to trust their politicians, but… — Rory Stewart Copy Share Image
As the lone democracy in the Middle East and America's most loyal ally, Israel deserves our attention and support. — Ronny Jackson Copy Share Image
I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government and good leadership. And when we get… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Islamists started this war. They explained to us as clearly as General Giap and Ho Chi Minh explained to us why… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image
Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it's our partner. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
“Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum could clamp down on the rights… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
All the more reason we need to stand up for our democracy now. If we're going to solve the crises that are… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
“We meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political, and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot-box,… — Ignatius Donnelly Copy Share Image
As Taiwan's friend and ally, I believe it is important for the United States to monitor the situation in the Taiwan Strait… — Jim Costa Copy Share Image
I have always been of the opinion that the right kind of journalism is a critical part of our democracy. — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
What keeps the democracy alive at all but the hatred of excellence; the desire of the base to see no head higher… — Mary Renault Copy Share Image
Political leaders or governments owe their position partly to force and partly to popular election. They cannot be regarded as representative of… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Facebook is the biggest nation in the world and we have a dictator, if you look at it from a democracy standpoint.… — Peter Sunde Copy Share Image
“International politics is never about democracy and human rights. It's about the interests of states. Remember that, no matter what you are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
I am not Left or Right. I believe in nationalism, patriotism, the federal structure, democracy, and the poor. — Mamata Banerjee Copy Share Image
Democracy died in my eyes when I saw these huge lies based on false hopes — Mattias Konradsson Copy Share Image
If we care about universal principles such as freedom, democracy and the rule of law, we cannot leave them to the care… — George Soros Copy Share Image
“Both groups [of pundits] were critics, and that is the heart of the problem. If you are a pundit, you seem so… — Jeffrey A. Miller Copy Share Image
Reality has changed, and we changed with it. However, I never changed sides. I have always been on the side of justice,… — Dilma Rousseff Copy Share Image
The 2004 presidential election that saw George W. Bush win with 51 percent of the vote was the last one Republicans will… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
The 2014 elections are not about winning or losing, but of ensuring a bright future for India. It is about sowing the… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
I am angry that the Democrats don't have the ability to explain to Republicans that we should be able to feed people… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
Democrats (I think to myself) are liberals who believe the people are basically good, but that they need government help to organize… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep… — Lincoln Chafee Copy Share Image
Ultimately, it is the people who judge, through elections, whether someone governs well or not. It's not up to other politicians to… — Justin Trudeau Copy Share Image
Julian Assange shouldn't be the subject of a grand jury hearing, he should be given a medal. He's contributing to democracy. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
For 50 years, the Republicans have been accusing the Democrats of being soft on national security. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
The modern GOP has perfected this cyclical deficit outrage ritual. Republicans run up the tab when they control the White House, then… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We want capitalism and market forces to be the slave of democracy rather than the opposite. — Thomas Piketty Copy Share Image
Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“Alexis de Tocqueville warned that as the economy and government of America got bigger, citizens could become smaller: less practiced in the… — Eric Liu Copy Share Image
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