“In democratic countries, knowledge of how to combine is the mother of all other forms of knowledge; on its progress depends that… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
By sending the contradictory message that the famous are just plain folks on Mount Olympus, America has forged a relentless tension between… — Florence King Copy Share Image
All of us in a bipartisan manner went out of our way to explain to the voters how our election systems are… — Audie Cornish Copy Share Image
The equality that we are all entitled to, as citizens of this democracy, can't be avoided by some religious dogma of a… — Rosie O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The American flag is the most recognized symbol of freedom and democracy in the world. — Virginia Foxx Copy Share Image
People have to decide do we want our country for ourselves with the people in charge or are we going to elect… — James Carville Copy Share Image
“These four changes—in the nature of work, education, social values, and communication technology—make it harder for dictators to dominate citizens in the… — Sergei Guriev Copy Share Image
Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good. 'Tis but one step more to think… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Public opinion is presumptively an input to policy formation in a democracy because politicians respond to it or at least are believed… — Alan Blinder Copy Share Image
Elections are zero-sum games. That means that there's always one winner and a lot of losers. If you just get one more… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
The globalists, the Democrats, the collectivists, hate anybody who's conservative, anybody that believes in the individual. And, the fact is, those people… — Alex Jones Copy Share Image
One unanswered question is whether a Euro-Islam that combines Islam with democracy will be possible in the future. We mustn't confuse desire… — Walter Kasper Copy Share Image
My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central Europe. — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom. — John Adams Copy Share Image
The Democrats are obstructionists. And you know what that's hurting? It's hurting America. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
We are bound by ideals that teach us what it means to be citizens. Every child must be taught these ideals. Every… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“NM: My Lord, it is not a question of form, it is a question of democracy. If democracy would be best expressed… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There wasn't any Republicans in Washington's day. No Republicans, no Boll Weevil, no income tax, no cover charge, no disarmament conference, no… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is a real democracy - it's up to the audience to vote with their tickets. — Dean Devlin Copy Share Image
I found that there is very little interest in Washington for true election reform. That neither the White House nor either house… — DeForest Soaries Copy Share Image
Democracy, by its very nature, can't be imposed on people. Democracy has to be the people deciding for themselves. — George Soros Copy Share Image
I personally call the type of government which can be removed without violence 'democracy,' and the other, 'tyranny.'. — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
I enjoy getting to know the candidates in state and local contests in a way that only midterm and off-year elections allow. — Harry Enten Copy Share Image
If there is a large voter turnout, not only do we retain the White House, but I think we regain the Senate.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Even when services are good for consumers, they can hurt a whole set of other interests - be it workers, be it… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
“For political leaders in a democracy are not revolutionaries or leaders of creative thought. The best of them are those who respond… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
As one person said to me , Republicans know [Donald] Trump is a stain on their party. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
What’s happened is that, almost overnight, we’ve switched from democracy in real-property recording to oligarchy in real-property recording. There was no court… — Christopher Peterson Copy Share Image
Democracy is about non-arbitrary decisions. Democracy is about spreading decisions; it is not about destroying processes. — Rahul Gandhi Copy Share Image
I think that my emergence as a leader is closely related to the development of Taiwan's democracy. Taiwan's democracy was a gradual… — Tsai Ing-wen Copy Share Image
I intend to talk about race during this election in the South because the Republicans have been talking about it since 1968… — Howard Dean Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, both my mom and my dad worked night shifts, so we would spend a lot of time… — Katie Hill Copy Share Image
I mean, this is a group [Republicans], don't forget, that gave its presidential straw ballot to Ron Paul, Ron Paul, and Rand… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image