If there were two candidates, a Democrat and a Republican, who each committed to the same kind of fundamental reform, then the… — Lawrence Lessig 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
What I've said is we're going to encourage democracy in Pakistan, expand our nonmilitary aid to Pakistan so that they have more… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Voting is one of the few things where boycotting in protest clearly makes the problem worse rather than better. — Jane Bowles Copy Share Image
I will commend the Democrats for one thing. If they name Keith Ellison as the head of the DNC, then I'll commend… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
They believe the less votes the better. Republicans like to suppress votes because they believe they do better in small turnouts. Characteristically,… — Howard Dean Copy Share Image
“What if good institutions were in fact the product of good intentions? What if the cynicism that is supposed to be rigor… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
If the widespread attempts to block Brexit gave us a glimpse into how fragile our commitment to democracy had become - reduced… — Claire Fox Copy Share Image
Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues. — Howard Rheingold Copy Share Image
Anyone who's had a casual conversation with his neighbors or is cognizant of reality TV should already be petrified of democracy. — David Harsanyi Copy Share Image
It is past time for Democrats and Republicans to join together to create a bipartisan coalition for courage and common sense. — Linda McMahon Copy Share Image
It's not all about building police forces and more prisons. This is in a sense an abdication of what the rule of… — George Stamatis Copy Share Image
“It is particularly important to note that, in a democracy, education has never been concerned only with supplying the needs of the… — Gaby Weiner Copy Share Image
What many of the Senate Democrats are taking as the lesson of this election was that Hillary Clinton is too moderate and… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Winning Democratic primaries is not a qualification or a sign of who can win the general election. If it were, every nominee… — Mark Penn Copy Share Image
The twentieth century was marked by two broad trends: the regulation of capitalism and the deregulation of democracy. Both experiments overreached. — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
“If there is no way to compel those who find a majority decision distasteful to go along with it, then the last… — David Graeber Copy Share Image
“It’s not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it’s the most patriotic thing we can do.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I remember when I first started learning about democratic elections. I couldn’t believe it was really possible for people to choose those… — Hillary Adrienne Stern Copy Share Image
Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
... finally democracy is catching up with the old, hierarchical, father-dominated family: the family is being democratized. — Shere Hite Copy Share Image
No democratic world will work as it should work until we recognize that we can only enjoy any right so long as… — Anthony Eden Copy Share Image
If we don't have access to facts, we can't trust each other. Without trust, there's no law. Without law, there's no democracy. — Timothy D. Snyder Copy Share Image
I challenge the Republican nominees and all Republicans to not just be the anti-illegal immigration party. That's not who we are and… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't think. Politicians are the same all over.… — Nikita Khrushchev Copy Share Image
“Freedom lost to any regime, be it communist or liberal, steals the very breath of democracy” — James William Steven Parker Copy Share Image
We pride ourselves on our democracy, but when you see the way it actually works, I think it is worthy of contempt. — Caroline Lucas Copy Share Image
The United States' flag should only fly in Cuba when the island is free, when dissent is embraced, and when democracy is… — Bob Menendez Copy Share Image
Democracy was assassinated here when Patrice Lumumba was assassinated. And who brought democracy back to this country? We are the ones who… — Joseph Kabila Copy Share Image
Having a representative democracy requires the confidence of the voters in the system. And if voters lose confidence in the system they… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
I think that contradictions, unless they're understood, unless they're analyzed, unless they're thoughtfully probed, unless people have a sense of what those… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
The Constitution is worth saving, the rule of law is worth saving, democracy is worth saving, but these things can and will… — Timothy D. Snyder Copy Share Image
Indeed, as long as a country has a culture a religion an ideology where Islam is dominant it will never be a… — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
“Politics: the art of using euphemisms, lies, emotionalism and fear-mongering to dupe average people into accepting--or even demanding--their own enslavement.” — Larken Rose Copy Share Image
Republicans have to be relieved. Given all the bad news this White House has faced, at least the president's hemorrhaging has stopped. — Stuart Rothenberg Copy Share Image
We do not believe in government through the voting booth. The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box.… — Francisco Franco Copy Share Image
