The people who say they're for democracy want nothing to do with democracy. — John Cusack Copy Share Image
“Voting isn’t the most we can do, but it is the least. To have a democracy, you have to want one. Still,” — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I do not want to abandon representative democracy. I want to see it balanced by popular sovereignty, especially the variety known as… — George Monbiot Copy Share Image
Russia does not and cannot have any political choice but democracy. I want to say, and even stress, that we share those… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Democracy? I want nothing to do with a system which operates on the premise that my rights don’t exist simply because I… — R. Lee Wrights Copy Share Image
Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
To all the revolutionaries fighting to throw off the yoke of tyranny around the world: look at British democracy. Is that what… — Andy Zaltzman Copy Share Image
I intend to do what I can, working with my congressional colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, to help bring about the changes to… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Most Americans do really think that Muslims all want to take over and they don't want democracy and they want nothing but… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
You know, I wish the world well. I want Iraq to have democracy and the Haitians to have democracy. I want the… — Barbara Boxer Copy Share Image
“As long as the United States remains a democracy, I want to be in the ideological fight against illiberal nationalism and continue… — Michael McFaul Copy Share Image
If the American people really tire of democracy and want to make a trial of Fascism, I shall be the last person… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
If you just believe in our democracy, and you want an informed electorate, public schools are in your interest, and I think… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Some corporations don't want free markets, and they don't want democracy. They want profits. And they use our campaign finance system to… — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Copy Share Image
I always say the strength of democracy lies in criticism. If there is no criticism, that means there is no democracy. And… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
The membership survey was a great moment for inner-party democracy. We can't go back, nor do we want to. Our members are… — Martin Schulz Copy Share Image
President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
I think it's something that the citizenry needs to be vigilant about - participating in democracy, and that includes issues like what's… — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
I think that's what we don't understand as human beings is this is America. It's a democracy. Once we get whoever we… — Charlamagne Tha God Copy Share Image
Let’s not forget that American democracy started with ‘We the People’ agreeing to work hard to create ‘a more perfect union.’ We’ve… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
The cornerstone of our policy in that part of the world is to help democracies. Lebanon's a democracy. We want the Siniora… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I don't support direct democracy because I want a life, and that means I want to select people who work for me… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Everything is generated through your own will power. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. This is a… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
The Arab Spring, nobody's in the streets demonstrating for radical Islam; they're in the streets with a window of democracy. They want… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
