Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The United States presents a value system to the world that is based on democracy, based on economic freedom, based on individual… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
As the only class distinction available in a democracy, the college degree has created a caste society as rigid as ancient India's.… — Florence King Copy Share Image
“After 2012, Republicans controlled all 11 state legislatures of the former Confederacy, and their campaign tactics centered more than ever on depicting… — Ian Haney López Copy Share Image
Unrestrained zeal to make the world better could make it worse. Promoting democracy must be undertaken with humility, care, and wisdom. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Americans are a very backward people, with all the real virtues of a backward people; the patriarchal simplicity and human dignity of… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Anybody that's been in an election, you're always looking to get the upper hand. — Ted Yoho Copy Share Image
We who are members of the Communist Party repudiate the exclusive identification of democracy with capitalism. We declare that democracy can be… — Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Copy Share Image
Here in Maine, we know that the system of special interests influencing elections runs contrary to our democratic values. — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
For countries to succeed, for democracies to succeed, the women and men in those countries need to be free. Women and men… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
Chinese Communist Party leaders are students of history, and they recognize America's arsenal of democracy all but ensured America's triumph in the… — Michael Waltz Copy Share Image
You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
History must share with reading, writing and arithmetic first rank as the most important subjects in the curriculum. Understanding the issues on… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
“In the budget the term we use for it is bracketing. We hire a contractor, like Bob Creamer, to do this work… — Donna Brazile Copy Share Image
I may have come into politics with an unacknowledged condescension toward the game and the people who played it, but I left… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Democrats have always historically referred to our families as working families, and I have sort of changed that moniker. I think what… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
My advice to Republicans: Stop worrying about the 'Hispanic' vote. Focus on being true to your party platform, because the party that… — Rachel Campos-Duffy Copy Share Image
The Democrats don't like the Tea Party because the Tea Party engineered their defeat. The Republicans, some members, don't like the Tea… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
My constituency, the majority of them are Republicans, but the biggest majority of them are people who really vote for people because… — Jeff Van Drew Copy Share Image
Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue… — Dalton Trumbo Copy Share Image
You can get together, you can talk as much as you want, but if there's not a decision-making process - that's where… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
The only time Democrats won't use children as a prop is at a pro-life rally. — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation's in trouble. — Dave Brat Copy Share Image
With the Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, this is the Eisenhower-era revisited. It's ostrich time, where people are looking for comfort… — David Fricke Copy Share Image
Where I think historians can help preserve and actually restore democracy is to remind us of how we got it. — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
Democrats with a good understanding of the need for strong energy policy in our country, especially in these difficult economic times, recognized… — John Hoeven Copy Share Image
In a democracy, a person's vote is their voice. For much of our history, however, not everyone's voice was welcome at the… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
The central question in this election [2016] is really what kind of country we want to be and what kind of future… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I say a vote for the Democrats or Republicans is the ONLY wasted vote.... By buying into the rhetoric that there are… — Carla Howell Copy Share Image
It is quite typical for Democrats and other political groups to incite or exploit racial hatred, prejudice, or tension for political gain… — Mollie Hemingway Copy Share Image
“A managed democracy is a wonderful thing, Manuel, for the managers.” — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
The most ethical administration in the history of the Republic. — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the… — Kamla Persad-Bissessar Copy Share Image
There's a lot of fuss on the Left about election irregularities, like, you know, the voting machines were tampered with, they didn't… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Democracy bases its appeal on the sacredness of the People – the consecration of Folk; socialism on the sacredness of Labor –… — Christopher Henry Dawson Copy Share Image
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