We are thus brought to a conception of Democracy not merely as a sentiment which desires the well-being of all men, nor… — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
If those people in power never made any mistakes, we'd be done for as a democracy. But people keep making mistakes. History… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
If a bunch of Republicans are too stiff- necked, too proud, or in some cases too committed to the old order, after… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
It's difficult for democracy to function properly under the most favorable circumstances, but it has no chance at all when millions of… — David Harsanyi Copy Share Image
In a democracy, you don't need anyone's permission to form a new political party, publish a politically charged article, or organize a… — Gary Hamel Copy Share Image
The right to participate in the choice of representatives for Congress includes, as we have said, the right to cast a ballot… — Harlan F. Stone Copy Share Image
Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness. — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
I am contesting elections since 1952, but never did I throw mud. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Copy Share Image
Political speech is indispensable to decision-making in a democracy, and this is no less true because the speech comes from a corporation… — Anthony Kennedy Copy Share Image
In real danger sometimes even a democracy can really keep a secret. — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
The war waged against terror since September 11 puts a strain on democracy itself, because it is mostly waged in secret, using… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
These, then, will be some of the features of democracy... it will be, in all likelihood, an agreeable, lawless, parti-colored commonwealth, dealing… — Plato Copy Share Image
John Kerry now getting slammed by the Republicans because of a botched joke he did about President Bush and Iraq in a… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
It's the Platonic philosophy in The Republic that philosophers should lead the country. — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need… — Tzipi Livni Copy Share Image
Democrats are making it clear that they intend to use our economic crisis to rush through their longtime liberal goals without public… — Jim DeMint Copy Share Image
“This new situation, in which "humanity" has in effect assumed the role formerly ascribed to nature or history, would mean in this… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
Marriage is like democracy - it doesn't really work, but it's all we've been able to come up with. — Shirley Hazzard Copy Share Image
The adoption by Jefferson and the Republicans of the political structure of their opponents is of an importance hardly inferior to that… — Herbert Croly Copy Share Image
“Democratic institutions awaken and foster a passion for equality which they can never entirely satisfy. This complete equality eludes the grasp of… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
We need now to build a culture of geniune nonviolence and real democracy. — Mairead Corrigan Copy Share Image
If Democrats are not showing up in those [rural] places even if you're not gonna win right away but if you're not… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For the stability of the Government, the people should have a considerable voice in the elections. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
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