“In the Social Democratic jargon of the time, the term ‘propaganda’ had connotations that were very different from those it later acquired.… — Lars T. Lih Copy Share Image
Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people? — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I think, at the end of the day, especially for municipal elections, we see relatively low voter turnout. So the goal is… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Among the responsibilities of each citizen in a participatory democracy is keeping ourselves sufficiently informed so that we can participate effectively, argue… — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
I have no idea if some societies, anthropologically speaking, aren't really suited for democracy. I don't think that's true. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
We have 24 states where Republicans run both of them. But in terms of a liberal project that people feel they can… — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
The Democrats throw money at the problems, and the Republicans tend to ignore them. The Natural Law Party goes beyond those approaches.… — Bill Duke Copy Share Image
Rather than a democracy, we increasingly have an elective dictatorship. People are merely permitted to choose who will violate the laws and… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
If you ask most Pakistanis, they believe earnestly that Republicans are the best, because they'll give us a lot of money, aide… — Fatima Bhutto Copy Share Image
If it were really the case that terrorists "hate us for our freedoms," we'd be getting more popular with Al Qaeda every… — Julian Sanchez Copy Share Image
“Historically, it is traditional and habitual for us to be inadequately prepared. This is the combined result of a number factors, the… — Ernest King Copy Share Image
I was invited to give the Freshmen Convocation at Florida Gulf Coast University on October 24, 2004. My book The Open Space… — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
I will continue to work with Republicans and Democrats alike to ensure U.S. Military communities around the globe are not left behind. — Ronny Jackson Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to beat the Republicans before you beat the Democrats. — Matt Kibbe Copy Share Image
“Antidemocracy, executive predominance, and elite rule are basic elements of inverted totalitarianism. Antidemocracy does not take the form of overt attacks upon… — Sheldon S. Wolin Copy Share Image
“Just as people are born, live a time, and die by diseases or old age, in the same way republics are formed,… — Frederick the Great Copy Share Image
We see the tendency in the world to criticise democracy and sometimes even to say that authoritarian countries like China are more… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Vietnam's Communist Party is one-party rule but we also have principles of democracy and accountability of the leaders. Otherwise the faults would… — Nguyen Phu Trong Copy Share Image
I stand on the shoulders of giants that have gone before me, in terms of affording people like myself, women, the access… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
There is no one in al-Nahda that is 'violence is a means of change or to keep power.' Everyone in al-Nahda believes… — Rashid al-Ghannushi Copy Share Image
There is an error common to both oligarchies and to democracies: in the latter the demagogues, when the multitude are above the… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
American democracy depends on the public's ability to remain accurately informed on our state of affairs. — Tom Steyer Copy Share Image
