Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught. — Anthony Kennedy Copy Share Image
Like democracy itself, jazz has structure, but within it you can say almost anything. — Susan Rice Copy Share Image
Peaceful protest is a hallmark of our democracy. It has been in impetus for social change throughout our history. — Stan Van Gundy Copy Share Image
Western-style multi-party democracy is possible but not suitable for Africa. — George Ayittey Copy Share Image
The idea that Democrats have a lock on the female vote is contradicted by history. — S.E. Cupp Copy Share Image
The Democrats, because they believe in socialism, redistribution, forced the banks and financial institutions to make the risky loans. — Sean Hannity Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is a real democracy - it's up to the audience to vote with their tickets. — Dean Devlin Copy Share Image
“...they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve, and if you do, you never get the results you… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
The Constitution is worth saving, the rule of law is worth saving, democracy is worth saving, but these things can and will… — Timothy D. Snyder Copy Share Image
In a democracy, in a functioning democracy, what would be happening is that popular organizations, unions, political groupings, others would be developing… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Back then, before it became clear that democracy was best served by a drunken electorate, the bars in New York City were… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
One-man-one-vote combined with "free entry" into government-democracy--implies that every person and his personal property comes within reach of-and is up for grabs… — Hans-Hermann Hoppe Copy Share Image
There is too much blind partisanship in Congress, which has blocked progress on critical issues. Too many members view compromise as weakness… — Raja Krishnamoorthi Copy Share Image
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
Working with Uniqlo is probably the most incredible template of democracy in fashion, and it's nice that my design can be accessible… — Jonathan Anderson Copy Share Image
If we don't have an informed electorate we don't have a democracy. So I don't care how people get the information, as… — Jim Lehrer Copy Share Image
The most momentous fact about the pattern of American politics is that we live under a persistent, obdurate, one might almost say… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
Does anybody really believe that Iraq is going to be a wonderful democracy where people are going to run down to the… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The Cook Political Report now predicting senate democrats are poised to pick up five to seven seats, which would give them the… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy,… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
In a democracy it is ultimately for us, the citizens, to judge where to place the balance between security and privacy, safety… — Timothy Garton Ash Copy Share Image
My parents were true believers in the efficacy of American constitutional democracy, and I was thoroughly inculcated with reverence for what we… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
“But it is not necessarily the case that liberal democracy is the political system best suited to resolving social conflicts per se.… — Francis Fukuyama Copy Share Image
If you establish a democracy, you must in due time reap the fruits of a democracy. You will in due season have… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
“We hold there is no worse enemy to a state than he who keeps the law in his own hands.” — Edith Hamilton Copy Share Image
Hanging one scoundrel, it appears, does not deter the next. Well, what of it? The first one is at least disposed of. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I advised the Kremlin on election law and created Rock the Vote Russia, later called 'Choose or Lose,' to push democracy-minded youth… — Michael Caputo Copy Share Image
Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your… — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
That is not respecting our democracy, using the State Department as a concierge for foreign donations, not really respecting our American democracy. — Kellyanne Conway Copy Share Image
When religious leaders get involved in elections, it is usually with a reactionary social agenda. — Elizabeth Joan Smith Copy Share Image
Most people are Democrats because they hate something; most people are Republicans because they love something. — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Running a democratic country is one of the most difficult things for any government. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
What people forget is that no one pays you to go and be a champion for democracy. A girl's got to make… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
Erasing national borders does not make people safer or more prosperous. It undermines democracy and trades away prosperity. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
You're guaranteed to have outcomes you like and outcomes you don't like in a democracy. — John Fetterman Copy Share Image
Christ was the first true democrat that ever breathed, as the old dramatist Dekkar said he was the first true gentleman. — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
Brexit is the best thing to happen for Russia, for America, for Germany, and for democracy. — Nigel Farage Copy Share Image
Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve. — Maureen Dowd Copy Share Image
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
You can't be a full participant in our democracy if you don't know our history. — David McCullough Copy Share Image