I'm still trying to figure out exactly what President Trump represents in American politics. But, if nothing else, he represents a way… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
I am challenging Ezer Weizman to accept the democratic state where both of us can live in this democratic state. What confederation?… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
What happened to the Soviet Union happened mainly for domestic reasons. It was a failure of the model based on a command… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
I think that the society and our democracy are mature enough to place emphasis on the quality and the value of the… — Tsai Ing-wen Copy Share Image
“If citizens are punished instantly for breaking the laws, then politicians should also be punished immediately for breaking the promises.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Using medicine in the service of cosmesis is generally bad for patients, bad for doctors, and bad for democracy. The only exceptions… — Alice Dreger Copy Share Image
The Republic guarantees religious and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens, and declares its resolve to pursue… — Patrick Pearse Copy Share Image
Anybody from the public can come in and observe ballots being processed and those votes being counted in elections officials' offices in… — Audie Cornish Copy Share Image
There is one solution to all of our problems: Teaching our kids clarity of thought and political representation in democracy. That's it. — Richard Dreyfuss Copy Share Image
No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we cannot impose a parliamentary democracy there any… — Nick Clooney Copy Share Image
I think we can build democracy in Pakistan. But it will take time. And it will be a Pakistani democracy. Not one… — Fatima Bhutto Copy Share Image
The legislator should direct his attention above all to the education of youth; for the neglect of education does harm to the… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy. — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
For our democracy has been marred by imperialism, and it has been enlightened only by individual and sporadic efforts at freedom. — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
When the public loses faith in democracy's ability to solve the problems it has created for itself, the game's almost over. And… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them. — Adlai E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is that our nominee, while winning the election,… — Paul Begala Copy Share Image
Yet the true friend of the people should see that they be not too poor, for extreme povery lowers the character of… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
For the system of government you fashioned including the very principles on which you based it, is increasingly obsolete, and hence increasingly,… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
Having gathered all power to itself, [the State] has become the sole focus of all conflict, and it must construct totalitarian defences… — Anthony de Jasay Copy Share Image
“Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage. H. L. MENCKEN” — Frank I. Luntz Copy Share Image
We women of America tell you that America is not a democracy. Twenty million women are denied the right to vote. — Alice Paul Copy Share Image
We don't know each other. Democrats don't know Republicans, Republicans don't know Democrats. — James Carville Copy Share Image