We're an ignorant nation right now. We're not really capable, I do not think, the majority of our people, of making the… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
Christianity is the root of all democracy, the highest fact in the rights of men. — Novalis Copy Share Image
“It’s not just tougher out there. It’s become a situation where the contest is how much you can destroy the system, rather… — Peter Hart Copy Share Image
Democrats give away their old clothes; Republicans wear theirs. Republicans employ exterminators; Democrats step on the bugs. Democrats eat the fish they… — Sean Donlon Copy Share Image
“To accuse nations (not leaders or governments) is the hallmark of the demo-nationalist of the nineteenth or twentieth centuries; it leads to… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Copy Share Image
“Yes, our country has its shortcomings, but there's no moral equivalency between democracy and totalitarianism…There's no moral equivalency between propaganda and the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
One of the reasons we set up this country, one of the things we celebrate in freedom and democracy of the United… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other's speeches,… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
There's a utility in the democracy refreshing itself on an ongoing basis. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Brothers and sisters, our democracy has been hijacked. Brothers and sisters, all electoral freedoms in this country are over so long as… — Zack de la Rocha Copy Share Image
I am not running for mayor yet. But if it comes to be true that people cannot voice an opinion unless they… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
How young people are represented betrays a great deal about what is increasingly new about the economic, social, cultural and political constitution… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Democracy must be a sound scheme at bottom, else it would not survive such cruel strains. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I have a political philosophy by which I judge political events. It's called socialism, which at its core is about achieving equality,… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
We must correct the problems and inequities in the way we conduct and decide elections in the United States. — Tom Daschle Copy Share Image
I think there is not enough understanding of the fact that in a democracy how you treat the security of the minority… — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
Neither should the theater in our country be regarded as a luxury. It is a necessity because in order to make democracy… — Hallie Flanagan Copy Share Image
“The American system is the most ingenious system of control in world history. With a country so rich in natural resources, talent,… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Under a socialist system every nation will be the supreme arbiter of its own destinies, national and international; will be forced into… — James Connolly Copy Share Image
“Sense isn’t democratic. An opinion uttered by 99 people does not necessarily make more sense than an opposing opinion that was uttered… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Vote? What's so fun about voting? You should never vote, everyone knows that. If you vote and your guy wins you can't… — Sergio De La Pava Copy Share Image
I'm totally down with insurrection in the street. I've had a great time with that over the years. Insurrection in the voting… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for a party name? I say democracy is… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
I believe that when you provide information to people, they become less fearful and they will engage more in their democracy if… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
The Democracy of to-day hold the liberty of one man to be absolutely nothing, when in conflict with another mans right of… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“As the familiar quote usually attributed to Supreme Court justice Louis D. Brandeis goes, “We can have democracy in this country, or… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
How is it possible that a process can be democratic when it comes by way of money? If there is money then… — Alejandro Castro Espin Copy Share Image
Even in a fake democracy, people ought to get what they want once in a while. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
The very moment you understand that being a Muslim and being American or European are not mutually exclusive, you enrich your society.… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
“Democracy is like a tamborine - not everyone can be trusted with it.” — John Oliver Copy Share Image
The Republican Party has bent over backwards not even criticizing Democrats in hopes that people wouldn't think they're what the Democrats say… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
This is an election of hope. It is bringing a new trust. These elections will give new strength to the nation. — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
“one man with vision—an enlightened dictator. People are scared of the word nowadays. But what kind of democracy can exist side by… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Democracy is not an easy form of government, because it is never final; it is a living, changing organism, with a continuous… — Ilka Chase Copy Share Image
Under the leadership of this President, the state of the union is not strong. We are being pulled apart rather than pulling… — Jose Serrano Copy Share Image
I noticed that democracy was broken and tried to work on fixing that in Japan. Then I realized that it was broken… — Joichi Ito Copy Share Image
“It is a melancholy fact which exponents of democracy must face that, while all men may be on a level in the… — John Buchan Copy Share Image
