“In democratic countries, knowledge of how to combine is the mother of all other forms of knowledge; on its progress depends that… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
In order to build basic democracy here we'll need lives of two generations - at least forty years. — Aleksandr Lebed Copy Share Image
American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the poorest and most ignorant part… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If I contest elections in a federation, I will not get even four votes. It's all politics and money. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
You don't help a country by supporting a military regime that denies any sign of democracy, and what defeated Pakistan was its… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
They [Democrats] are not just going up, they are accelerating on their way up. — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
I will commend the Democrats for one thing. If they name Keith Ellison as the head of the DNC, then I'll commend… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Fox News and Rush Limbaugh have raised ignorance to ideology and stupefied an entire political party. No more roguish and rowdy band… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
Civilization is the process in which one gradually increases the number of people included in the term 'we' or 'us' and at… — Howie Winter Copy Share Image
Republicans just can't help themselves. They get in front of a live microphone and within a few sentences are rocketing down the… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The abuse of buying and selling votes crept in and money began to play an important part in determining elections. Later on,… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
There's much talk about how there can't be democracy in a region that has problems of illiteracy and poverty. But I bring… — Bobby Ghosh Copy Share Image
The more I see of democracy the more I dislike it. It just brings everything down to the mere vulgar level of… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Democracy is liberty - a liberty which does not infringe on the liberty nor encroach on the rights of others; a liberty… — Chiang Kai-shek Copy Share Image
If we put our trust in the common sense of common men and 'with malice toward none and charity for all' go… — Henry A. Wallace Copy Share Image
I believe the doctrine of election, because I am quite sure that if God had not chosen me I should never have… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
I feel like there's not as many bands anymore. It's more like there's a front-person and a band supporting them, solo-type spirits… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
“During my stay in the United States, I witnessed the spontaneous formation of committees in a country for the pursuit and prosecution… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“If the surprise outcome of the recent UK referendum - on whether to leave or remain in the European Union - teaches… — Alex Morritt Copy Share Image
“I regret that I am now to die in the belief, that the useless sacrifice of themselves by the generation of 1776,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The real problem is the total capitulation of German social democracy to capitalism, reflected and symbolized by actual extreme center coalition governments… — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
I'm convinced after spending three weeks in China and Tibet, unless the United States gets its act together, our grandchildren will be… — Mort Kondracke Copy Share Image
“We make sense of the variability in civic imaginations by observing that they cluster around three strong sets of discourses: concern with… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Despite the dubious statistics … democracy is a thing of value for which we should be fighting. — Rory Stewart Copy Share Image
Liberal democracy is in regression all over the world, and it's a dangerous thing. — Steve Schmidt Copy Share Image
The notion of democracy beginning to emerge scares the ideologues, the totalitarians, those who want to impose their vision. It just frightens… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Election security is the first step to having free, fair, and open elections. — Jeff Van Drew Copy Share Image
Pseudo-intellectuals differ from real intellectuals in that they make bubbles of complex phrases. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
You are your own temple and you find tranquility being confined to yourself. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
No truly sophisticated proponent of repression would be stupid enough to shatter the facade of democratic institutions. — Murray Levin Copy Share Image
“the good citizen is the one who knows when voting is the wrong way to decide a question, as well as when… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
Pretty soon I think you'll have Republicans, Democrats and Hip Hop as a party. — Pitbull Copy Share Image
Frankly, if independents and Democrats want to work with us on conservative ideas, I can do that better at Heritage than as… — Jim DeMint Copy Share Image
For Democrats, anything less than 15 net pickups will be a disappointing outcome [in presidency race]. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
As John Adams said, all democracies will eventually self-destruct. We seem to be doing it very quickly. — Rosanne Cash Copy Share Image
The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived. — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
Veterans are one area where Republicans and Democrats have made progress together. — Lois Frankel Copy Share Image
Labour politicians for generations have fought to bring democracy to the House of Lords. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
I'm in favour of more democracy - let the British public decide what the future of the monarchy is and what shape… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image