Democracy Quotes · Page 6

I have visited sweatshops, factories, and crowded slums. If I could not see it, I could smell it. The foundation of society…

— Helen Keller

“For Republicans, life begins at conception but ends at birth.”

— J.Adam Snyder

Democratical States must always feel before they can see: it is this that makes their Governments slow, but the people will be…

— George Washington

“Washington was no politician as we understand the word," replied Ratcliffe abruptly. "He stood outside of politics. The thing couldn't be done…

— Henry Adams

Historically, Democrats have shown they are willing to do just about anything to win elections. Republicans must quit taking the high road…

— Charlie Kirk

Changes are inseparable from democracy. To defend democracy is to defend the possibility of change; in turn, changes alone can strengthen democracy.

— Octavio Paz

In many ways, the media today makes dictatorship impossible. But it also makes democracy intolerable.

— Shimon Peres

That's a fact of our federal system of government: each state runs their election differently - and that's OK.

— Josh Shapiro

Congress needs to toughen the laws protecting elections and make clear that anyone interfering with democracy will pay a stiff price.

— Adam Cohen

The answer to violence is even more democracy. Even more humanity.

— Jens Stoltenberg

Socialism most always leads to a failure of democracy because the economic system ultimately cannot provide for its people.

— Trish Regan

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are some Republicans who say that any time you raise new revenue, you have to have a tax cut to match…

— Jeff Flake

Democracy is an awful way to run a country, but it's the best system we have.

— Winston Churchill

I was one of the hardest-hitting conservatives on George W. Bush. Republicans didn't like me on George W. Bush. Republicans still don't…

— Glenn Beck

Citizens United didn't work. Hey, Koch brothers, Karl Rove, Shellgame Adelson: Democracy trumps money sometimes.

— Henry Rollins

If Despotism failed only for want of a capable benevolent despot, what chance has Democracy, which requires a whole population of capable…

— George Bernard Shaw

The idea that democracies could be vulnerable to demagogues is not a new notion.

— Bill Kristol

The media tries to destroy Republicans who make little faux pas and they start telling everybody how dumb and stupid or uncaring…

— Rush Limbaugh

The Republicans want an autocracy where the rights of minorities and others are not protected.

— Malcolm Nance

Remarkably, governments are beginning to embrace the idea that nothing enhances democracy more than giving voice and information to everybody in the…

— Mo Ibrahim

If George Bush [Jr.] decided he was going to turn the troops loose on Syria and Iran after that he would last…

— Lawrence Eagleburger

I've watched politics for years. Republicans rarely get credit for the good things that happen in the economy during their watch. Democrats…

— George W. Bush

And it is essential that in fighting terrorism, sacrifices should not be made on democracy.

— Bulent Ecevit

Republicans simply don't know how to manage the economy.

— Lyndon B. Johnson