“Local politicians of color said children and tomorrow. They said digital and democracy and history.” — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
Political institutions are fair game in political debates in a democracy. Nothing is more fair game, in fact, than political matters of… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share Image
A delightful form of government, anarchic and motley, assigning a kind of equality indiscriminately to equals and unequals alike! — Plato Copy Share Image
True democracy is allowing freedom for others even though it reduces ones own. — Robert D Dangoor Copy Share Image
The Democratic Party has been a party of reaction - a party of opposition, complaining about Trump and the Republicans, rather than… — Seth Moulton Copy Share Image
Political civility is not about being polite to each other. It's about reclaiming the power of 'We the People' to come together,… — Parker Palmer Copy Share Image
If we could shut down all sport hunting in a moment, we would. [. . .] Only 7% of Americans are hunters.… — Wayne Pacelle Copy Share Image
Customs, traditions, laws should be flexible, within good reason, if that is what it takes to make our democracy work. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
It is easy to fall into the trap of believing that democracy will improve the function of policy. — David Harsanyi Copy Share Image
Globilization in its current form cannot deliver the benefits expected of it. Civil society, particularly in developing countries, must ensure that it… — Martin Khor Copy Share Image
Sometimes Republicans engage in number-crunching analysis that doesn't always take the neediest into account. — Susana Martinez Copy Share Image
Democrats couldn't care less if people in Indiana hate them. But if Europeans curl their lips, liberals can't look at themselves in… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
How do you have a democratic empire, how do you have an imperial foreign policy built on a democracy polity. It's like… — Mark Danner Copy Share Image
The tragedy of the modern democracies is that they have not yet succeeded in realizing democracy. — Jacques Maritain Copy Share Image
Are the entire people equal before the god? I do not know. But all gods are equal before the human being, especially… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
“Is our democracy in danger? It is a question we never thought we’d be asking. We have been colleagues for fifteen years,… — Steven Levitsky Copy Share Image
“If you want the best evidence of just how strong our democracy is, come into the courtroom.” — Michael Ponsor Copy Share Image
We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Events in America show the extent to which democracy there is fuelled by populism - Barack Obama's victory is a manifestation not… — Andrew O'Hagan Copy Share Image
I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons. — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires. It then worships such a freedom by enshrining it… — Ajahn Brahm Copy Share Image
Prior to the 2014 General Election, the country was passing through a phase of uncertainty. After the elections, my government assumed charge… — Ram Nath Kovind Copy Share Image
We want the United States, the United Nations, and all democracies around the world to join the Cuban people in their quest… — Nicole Malliotakis Copy Share Image
Totalitarian regimes produce a culture and a moral code that is totally different from what happens in a democracy. There are two… — Luljeta Lleshanaku Copy Share Image
My grandfather wanted to remind us that freedom of expression is the fundamental ingredient for democracy, and all the rest is detail.… — Robert Rinder Copy Share Image
“You can't accommodate a hundred different opinions, and you can't ignore them. All you can do is provide people with the illusion… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
For Democrats, anything less than 15 net pickups will be a disappointing outcome [in presidency race]. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
“We are not Republicans, not Democrats, not Greenback and not Prohibitionists. We simply intend to support good men and condemn bad ones,… — R. Scott Williams Copy Share Image
I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it. — Alexander Woollcott Copy Share Image
The FCO must help Turkey reinforce accountable state institutions, while also developing ties far beyond them: the UK needs a deeper and… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
More and more, Democrats are starting to worry they that they have a more um, colorful version of Jimmy Carter on their… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
I have no love for the Republicans, but the Democrats drive me absolutely crazy. — Cenk Uygur Copy Share Image
Rising fuel prices, growing agrarian distress, and unemployment are the three major issues to dominate the 2019 general elections. — Naveen Patnaik Copy Share Image
I think the detective story is by far the best upholder of the democratic doctrine in literature. I mean, there couldn't have… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
The essence of democracy is not that everyone makes and administers laws but that lawgivers and rulers should be dependent on the… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
There is no question that under the Equal Rights Amendment there will be debates at times, indecision at times, litigation at times.… — Frances Farenthold Copy Share Image