South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum. — James L. Petigru 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
Asia's governments come in two broad varieties: young, fragile democracies - and older, fragile authoritarian regimes. — Paul Samuelson Copy Share Image
The first thing that has to happen is the protection of voting rights and registration. — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be. — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
What if democracy does not serve liberty? This question is seldom asked in the West, where democracy is often seen as synonymous… — Mustafa Akyol Copy Share Image
The Republicans are... there is a small [Donald] Trump remnant, which is going over the cliff right now. — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
The Democrats are obsessing about raising tax rates, while the GOP talks about closing loopholes. — Bob Beauprez Copy Share Image
Our longstanding ally Taiwan is not governed by the Chinese Communist Party and deserves to be treated as a trusted diplomatic partner… — Byron Donalds Copy Share Image
Hong Kong was promised democracy under the framework known as 'one country, two systems,' and China is ignoring this promise. The international… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
As you are well aware Russia is actively working to undermine our democracy and hurt American businesses at the same time. Now… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
True Democracy makes no enquiry about the color of the skin, or the place of nativity. Wherever it sees a man, it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The root of democracy is in mass education. This foundation becomes stronger, when the citizens of tomorrow, our children are also educated… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
[Democrats] have lost the capacity to speak to the vast middle of America, an America that is, in large part, white, very… — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there… — Atifete Jahjaga Copy Share Image
What is the purpose of the electoral college? It has a few purposes. One, it's to restrain pure democracy. Very good, very… — Michael J. Knowles Copy Share Image
“There's got to be more to life than just living," Foyle said to the robot. "Then find it for yourself, sir. Don't… — Alfred Bester Copy Share Image
First of all, there's no separation of church and state in the Islamic world. They're one and the same. And so when… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image
The question of whether we were misled into the war in Iraq isn't a liberal or conservative or Republican or Democratic question,… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Ending torture and tyranny in Iraq was not a mistake. Supporting democracy in Iraq is not a mistake. Helping the long-suffering Muslims… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
The basic principles of democracy should be observed whatever the country - principles such as civil liberties, a free market, a free… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
What is any political campaign save a concerted effort to turn out a set of politicians who are admittedly bad and put… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“In his book Politics, which is the foundation of the study of political systems, and very interesting, Aristotle talked mainly about Athens.… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Four states where [Democrats] have the governorship and both houses of the legislature. That's it. They have lost seats. They are not… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
It seems that elections today are more popularity than they are substantial issues. — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
Human beings do want peace, stability and harmony and that comes through democracy. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
Anyone who's had a casual conversation with his neighbors or is cognizant of reality TV should already be petrified of democracy. — David Harsanyi Copy Share Image
In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats. — Tom Cole Copy Share Image
The first rule of democracy is to distrust all leaders who begin to believe their own publicity. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
People didn't vote left or right in the election. They voted for putting an end to all the primitive political history. — Fatos Nano Copy Share Image
If off-year elections were all that predictive, Democrats would have done well in the 2002 midterms. — Harry Enten Copy Share Image
The Democrats want to bring in the Third World because these are, by and large, people who have no experience with Constitutional… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
I would say to the president: This is not about me. This is not about Republicans here in Congress. It's about fairness… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
There are only two kinds of books -- good books and the others. The good are winnowed from the bad through the… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
The word democracy comes from the Greek and means, literally, government by the people. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Ours is a government of liberty by, through, and under the law. A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I submit to you that when in each man the dream of personal greatness dies, democracy loses the real source of its… — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Democracy is stronger than terrorism, and we will not cower to the terrorists' campaign of fear. — John Doolittle Copy Share Image
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