“When enough people realize that they are slaves but don't have to be, revolutions happen.” — J.S.B. Morse Copy Share Image
Election polling can be used to help understand which issues matter to people, which can in turn help us understand why someone… — Harry Enten Copy Share Image
“In a democracy we sometimes have to put up with things we don't life or approve of.” — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Israel is a lighthouse and the only democracy in a dark and tyrannical region. It's part of us, of our European identity. — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
The very foundation of our democracy depends on the integrity of our elections. — Brad Schneider Copy Share Image
if the world is not safe for babies you are never going to get a democracy worth having. — Marie Stopes Copy Share Image
Republicans have used the filibuster to turn the Senate into a de facto 60-vote body. — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
We are here to advance the cause of women and to advance the cause of democracy and to make it absolutely clear… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Now, mark it. This may be strong language, but heed it. The people mean it, and, my friends of the Eastern Democracy,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It was always presumptuous to expect Russia, an ancient nation-state and proud empire of distinct culture with a tradition of autocracy, to… — Simon Sebag Montefiore Copy Share Image
The Republicans are committed to global warming as a hoax, or irrelevant, or as not a problem. That is their belief. I'm… — Jerry Brown Copy Share Image
The effect of a representative democracy is to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I have been fighting for democracy since I was 15 when I organised a strike to oppose the Hong Kong government's plan… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
Democracy means far more than the right to vote every five years. It means the right to participate in every aspect of… — Michael Manley Copy Share Image
Everybody is entitled to an opinion and we should be able to express it. This is what democracy is all about. If… — Richa Chadha Copy Share Image
We know that if we're going to remain economically competitive in the world, and viable as a civic democracy, that we're going… — Margaret Spellings Copy Share Image
There are no moderate Republicans left, with the exception of a few who would vote with us when it doesn’t make any… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
“The ability of a free and independent press to hold political leaders accountable is what makes open government possible—it is the heartbeat… — Madeleine K. Albright Copy Share Image
The Democrats are not seeking reelection on anything good. And everything bad that's happening is the result of Democrats having won elections… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The United States is no more a Christian nation because most of its citizens are Christians than it is a 'white' nation… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
When I look at the Republicans, I am tempted to dismiss them as the Treason Party. Seriously, were a band of traitors… — Neil Steinberg Copy Share Image
It has been hard to muster the resources to support fledgling democracies- or to help the world's most desperate - the AIDS… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
“One of the arguments that authoritarian governments use to ward off the call for greater political freedom is to argue that American-style… — Evan Osnos Copy Share Image
That's why we have senators and members of congress from every state. That's why we have elections. Because the people speak and… — Mike Lee Copy Share Image
You're more likely to vote Democratic if you hate Republicans than if you love Democrats, and vice versa. — Kevin Drum Copy Share Image
Obama is cutting back on the idea that we're going to have Jeffersonian democracy in Pakistan or anywhere else. — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
I'm an American. We've translated democracy and brotherhood and equality into enterprise and opportunity and success - and that's getting Americanised. — Susan Glaspell Copy Share Image
Democracy is a request from a War Board, in the middle of a morning in the middle of a war, wanting to… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
Republicans will never turn a blind eye to unjust acts, but neither will we accept an all-out assault on Western civilization. — Daniel Cameron Copy Share Image
While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
Lincoln was right about not fooling all the people all the time. But Republicans haven't given up trying. — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
We have a First Amendment for good reasons. We need a free press because without an educated electorate we cannot have a… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Everybody is looking for an election where they can do something and participate. — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Listening to Democrats complain about inflation is like listening to germs complain about disease. — Spiro T. Agnew Copy Share Image
A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person. — James Madison Copy Share Image
It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Democrats are holistically bad at politics. They don't know how to fight in the way Republicans do. — Rick Wilson Copy Share Image
Politics in a democracy is transactional: Politicians seek votes by promising to do things for voters, who seek promises in exchange for… — George Will Copy Share Image
Let me begin by saying not only you can't have democracy with $75 million. You can't even have it with $750 billion. — Akbar Ganji Copy Share Image
Our first and immutable commitment must be to the security of Israel, our only true ally in the Middle East and the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image