“If Santa Claus was a politician, he would only put billboards promising the best Christmas presents.” — Ljupka Cvetanova Copy Share Image
Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve. — Maureen Dowd Copy Share Image
Democracy is like three oxen pulling a plough. The oxen are the independent powers, but you have to walk in the same… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
Mass democracy, mass morality and the mass media thrive independently of the individual, who joins them only at the cost of at… — Al Alvarez Copy Share Image
Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath. — William Collins Copy Share Image
“It is only when women start to organize in large numbers that we become a political force, and begin to move towards… — Sheila Rowbotham Copy Share Image
To define twentieth-century humanism briefly, I would say that it is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all… — Corliss Lamont Copy Share Image
I'm worried about people who say Bush is lying. It's much more frightening that he's not lying, that he believes what he… — Seymour Hersh Copy Share Image
“In 2009, Obama surrogate Jim Messina told Democratic Senators that they could defend Obamacare as stridently as possible – because, after all,… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
We do not have elections. But the great majority of the Cuban people supports its government. — Che Guevara Copy Share Image
“But it is increasingly clear to this reporter that the only rational way out then will be to negotiate, not as victors,… — Mark Bowden Copy Share Image
“You want Change, today we'll show you Change! Here's your democracy, your human rights, eat it, eat eat eat!” — NoViolet Bulawayo Copy Share Image
Although the frankfurter originated in Frankfurt, Germany, we have long since made it our own, a twin pillar of democracy along with… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Everybody has their manifesto; let them talk their language, come to the people, and the people will decide. In a democracy, no… — Prakash Raj Copy Share Image
To all the revolutionaries fighting to throw off the yoke of tyranny around the world: look at British democracy. Is that what… — Andy Zaltzman Copy Share Image
The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage & whup… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Ours is a government of liberty by, through, and under the law. A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet these challenges. — Lee H. Hamilton Copy Share Image
This is what the Democrats are fighting for. They're fighting for you not to have a job and still have health care… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Active people to revitalize what is really the root of democracy: citizens communicating with each other. Democracy is not just about voting,… — Howard Rheingold Copy Share Image
The International Criminal Court, like most international institutions, is a wonderful idea. A noble idea. All it needs to work is planetary… — James Lileks Copy Share Image
