I think our country has so much to be proud of. And we have so much more work to do to make… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
The Republicans went so far to the right that they just can't get votes. They've become a dedicated party of the very… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I can't emphasize how important free speech is to a liberal and free democracy. — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
We adore titles and heredities in our hearts and ridicule them with our mouths. This is our democratic privilege. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I think that if the Postal Service dies, it will be the end of democracy as we know it. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
“Democracy in a country where the public is uneducated is no different from having a dictatorship or an elected king.” — O.Z. Livaneli Copy Share Image
Climate change now represents so urgent a threat to mankind that the only way to deal with it is by suspending democracy. — James Lovelock Copy Share Image
In a representative republic, the education of our children must be of the utmost importance! — James Monroe Copy Share Image
A republic, by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect and promises… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The freedoms of religion, thought and speech are all fundamental rights Canadians not only enjoy, we have fought for them at home… — Erin O'Toole Copy Share Image
There was a time in my life when election year was nothing to me, but in 1912, I joined that great army… — Margaret Case Harriman Copy Share Image
Republicans also took control of the Senate after gaining another seven seats. I haven't seen the GOP get this many seats since… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
[If Republicans] got to put their kids into public school. They got to take public health. They would become libertarian faster than… — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
Especially among journalists, politics is not a pursuit that's held in high esteem. We tend to be cynical about it - but… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
From my quarter-a-century experience as a fighter for democracy, there is never a final victory for democracy. It is always a struggle… — Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Copy Share Image
We need to defend principles like democracy, freedom of speech, gender equality, and the rule of law through exemplifying these on a… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
The crisis of democracy in the West is not the result of falling in love with another system. In Europe and America… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
“Most of the dictators do allow freedom in the private space. it is their tentacles in the public space that are considered… — R. N. Prasher Copy Share Image
“Rejoicing in his absolute authority, the single egoist will exploit it methodically, whereas a mêlée of egoists will bring about a ruinous… — Bertrand De Jouvenel Copy Share Image
But you have to understand, American democracy is not like the system you have. We're not an ocean liner that sails across… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
[T]he main evil of the present democratic institutions of the united states does not raise, as is often asserted in Europe, from… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
By sending the contradictory message that the famous are just plain folks on Mount Olympus, America has forged a relentless tension between… — Florence King Copy Share Image
I have visited sweatshops, factories, and crowded slums. If I could not see it, I could smell it. The foundation of society… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
Republicans are going to have to ask themselves the question, do we want a candidate who could be tied up in court… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I will always remember and we must all remember that Democrats are our political rivals, not our enemies, and they deserve our… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace. — Warren Christopher Copy Share Image
We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found ourselves than by those which have occurred to others. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“Everyone owns a piece of democracy. Actually, I own two pieces, and each one has a nipple.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I refuse to do anything that would help Republicans win a Senate seat in New York, and give the Senate majority to… — Harold Ford, Jr Copy Share Image
Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help. — Chris Chocola Copy Share Image
The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street. — Kin Hubbard Copy Share Image
We need to have Turkey respect democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms. — Federica Mogherini Copy Share Image
The true democrat is he who with purely nonviolent means defends his liberty and, therefore, his country's and ultimately that of the… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Winning the election is a good-news, bad-news kind of thing. Okay, now you're the mayor. The bad news is, now you're the… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
The parliament is the supreme decision-making and legislative body in any democracy. It reflects the collective desires of the citizens and makes… — Ziauddin Sardar Copy Share Image
The paradox of American democracy has been that its slogan of equal opportunity has meant, often, equal opportunity to get power over… — Mary Parker Follett Copy Share Image
Our democracy... is only as good as the American people demand it should be. — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
The best Governments of the World have bin composed of Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The most important newspapers in this country need to exist. Our democracy needs them. Life as we know it would be unthinkable… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image