Obviously, Turkey is not a typical authoritarian regime, and obviously it's very important that there are free elections. But it's also obvious… — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
I don't believe that there's such a thing as objectivity in much of journalism, but I think there is a serious effort… — Jann Wenner Copy Share Image
What we are doing in fact is recovering and progressing and sustaining the recovery of our democracy. — Alberto Fujimori Copy Share Image
The defense of our democracy against the forces that threaten it from without has made some of its failures to function at… — Wendell Willkie Copy Share Image
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
We have to be realistic about what we can achieve in Afghanistan. The notion that the United States can build a Western-style… — Barbara Boxer Copy Share Image
Every election, roughly half the population votes Democrat and the other half votes Republican. Now, I understand why the Republicans get one… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
France is a pretty stable democracy, but incidents occur. And I was pleased to have police accompaniment. — James Douglas Copy Share Image
It can sound trite if you just say citizens need to be educated for democracy to work, but for him it wasn't… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
“Democracy becomes an illusion in a nation with a centralised banking system, as such a structure inevitably leads to unequal wealth distribution.” — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
I don't know whether it's age or maturity, but I certainly find myself committed more and more to the looser forms of… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
“As life speeds up & the political becomes ever more personal democracy continues to foster change as fast as the movement of… — Dean Cavanagh Copy Share Image
The most important newspapers in this country need to exist. Our democracy needs them. Life as we know it would be unthinkable… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
That is, I think that what I do, that democracy in Venezuela hasn't really worked well since the [Ugo] Chávez era and… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
We seek in Central America not peace alone, not peace to be followed someday by political progress, but peace and democracy, together,… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
My joke about Aaron Sorkin is that The West Wing was a great show about democracy, run by Kim Jong-Il! — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
“Grease the guillotine with the fat of tyrants. Pull the concubine out of the clergyman`s bed. Monarch`s blood must flow, as thick… — Friedrich Hecker Copy Share Image
One of the favorite tricks of the Democrats is to try to get the Republicans to pass over their strongest candidate and… — Phyllis Schlafly Copy Share Image
If election is your goal, you're never going to engage in reform. Reform has to be your goal. Election is the means.… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
In my experience, all Americans - Republicans, Democrats, and everyone in between - want roughly the same thing: an assurance that if… — Todd Young Copy Share Image
Democracy means that if the doorbell rings in the early hours, it is likely to be the milkman. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
But democracy needs structure to work, in the form of laws and policies. — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
I never imagined in my life that I will fight elections or form a political party. — Arvind Kejriwal Copy Share Image
