Most liberal democracies don't try to figure out what the truth is. — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
Don't get me wrong - Democrats are always going to enjoy Trump bashing. — Jessica Tarlov Copy Share Image
No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
“When someone gives me either a democratic or republican pamphlet, I throw it in their face. I’m a librarian, damn it! We… — Bauvard Copy Share Image
Democracy is interactive... Its a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication. — Dick Gephardt Copy Share Image
For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom. — Olof Palme Copy Share Image
The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are the dupes of pretended… — Elbridge Gerry Copy Share Image
Republicans are the only one who can carry the banner of what I think millions of Americans are saying. — Jim DeMint Copy Share Image
George W. Bush is history's president, a man for whom the long-term success or failure of democracy in Iraq will determine his… — Andrew Breitbart Copy Share Image
Congress, it turns out, is filled with Republicans and Democrats eager to act as enablers for the most repressive forces in Iran. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
We can build a better, more representative democracy through technology and ensure what Abraham Lincoln called the last, best hope for Earth… — Cathy McMorris Rodgers Copy Share Image
The Greens have every right to run, that's what democracy is, and they should argue their point by saying how they think… — Peter Camejo Copy Share Image
Democracy disciplined and enlightened is the finest thing in the world. A democracy prejudiced, ignorant, superstitious, will land itself in chaos and… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The Democrats in the Senate adopted a resolution, an amendment, saying that there should be no Guantanamo detainees brought into this country.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Americans became so thoroughly democratic that much of the period's political activity, beginning with the Constitution, was diverted to finding means and… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought the last Soviet generation was going to be the great hope for democracy. When that… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
The greatest characters the world has known, have rose on the democratic floor. Aristocracy has not been able to keep a proportionate… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
How can people in other countries who are trying to grasp our plan of democracy avoid stumbling over our logic when we… — Jeannette Rankin Copy Share Image
“Especially in the Deep South, where Democratic victory was impossible without the neutralization of part of the black electorate, it also implied… — Eric Foner Copy Share Image
I have lived with my conscience and my own memories for over quarter of a century since the events of 1973. These… — Augusto Pinochet Copy Share Image
Creative accounting is an absolute curse to a civilization. One could argue that double-entry bookkeeping was one of history's great advances. Using… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
“To hear these defenders of democracy talk, one would think that the people deliberate like a committee of wise men, whereas in… — Joseph de Maistre Copy Share Image
We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us the obligation of evincing to… — Sam Houston Copy Share Image
Accountability is the essence of democracy. If people do not know what their government is doing, they cannot be truly self-governing. The… — Garry Wills Copy Share Image
“Odd,” said Arthur, “I thought you said it was a democracy.” “I did,” said Ford. “It is.” “So,” said Arthur, hoping he… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
We want to be masters of our own destiny. We need no Gods or Emperors. We do not believe in the existence… — Wei Jingsheng Copy Share Image