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
