Democracy Quotes · Page 192

I'm very disappointed by the mature-democracy countries. I was ousted by a coup d'etat.

— Thaksin Shinawatra

Democrats and progressives do well when the voter turnout is high. Republicans do well when the voter turnout is low.

— Bernie Sanders

Look at politics; they're always in competition over an election, who wants to win. It's just who we are, it's what we…

— Charles Tillman

Congress, it turns out, is filled with Republicans and Democrats eager to act as enablers for the most repressive forces in Iran.

— Stephen Kinzer

Republicans are taking the defeat over Health Care as well as Tiger Woods took to marriage.

— Bill Maher

“To own your life is hardly good Unless you own your livelihood: To own your livelihood's as bad If, in exchange, your…

— James Agee

“When someone gives me either a democratic or republican pamphlet, I throw it in their face. I’m a librarian, damn it! We…

— Bauvard

I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.

— Thucydides

We must reduce the influence of money in politics, beginning by overturning Citizens United and taking back our system from the millionaires…

— Patty Judge

As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I look forward to working with my colleagues to strengthen ties with our…

— Nicole Malliotakis

“We cannot afford to be discouraged from challenging the corporate control of our food system, our genetic commons, our shared resources, or…

— Wenonah Hauter

I probably will not live to see Turkey become an exemplary democracy, but I pray that the downward authoritarian drift can be…

— Fethullah Gulen

The war waged against terror since September 11 puts a strain on democracy itself, because it is mostly waged in secret, using…

— Michael Ignatieff

The essence of constitutionalism in a democracy is not merely to shape and condition the nature of majorities, but also to stipulate…

— George Will

Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-government, and not the realisation of standards…

— Vladimir Putin

I think it's time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

there is that wish, in the name of democracy, to level down, because high cultural standards are despised and rejected, and even…

— Ann Bridge

“The difference between Democrats and Republicans has always been measured in courage and confidence. The Republicans believe that the wagon train will…

— Mario Cuomo

I think what we need to do is understand our number one obligation is to act in the national interest of the…

— Marco Rubio

I used to think most Democrats in Congress who voted for [ObamaCare] really believed they were doing something good for the poor…

— Jack Kelly

It’s notable that the countries that most pride themselves on their commitment to equality, human rights, and democracy (like the United States…

— Aviva Chomsky

The Second World War ended with a radicalization of the population in the United States and everywhere else, and called for all…

— Noam Chomsky

“If you accept a democratic system, this means that you are prepared to put up with those of its workings, legislative or…

— George F. Kennan

If you have an internet service provider that's capable of slowing down other sites, or putting other sites out of business, or…

— Michael Copps

democracy ... begins from the ground up. Anything living grows from the bottom up. Everything dangerous, like bombs, gets dropped from the…

— Vandana Shiva

Democrats need to stand strong against any efforts to cut benefits to Social Security and Medicare.

— Sheldon Whitehouse

Advocating and participating in our democracy is how we keep America strong and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our…

— Tom Suozzi

The Democrats often seem like the Not Republican Party, no more and no less.

— Peggy Noonan

The 2009 elections were the first my party faced. Still MNS candidates lost by lesser margins. Each of my candidate got more…

— Raj Thackeray

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 brought an end to the ugly Jim Crow period in American history.

— Lisa Murkowski

Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.

— William Greider

To finalize, the purpose of an election is to hear the will of the people, not to fabricate votes.

— Lincoln Diaz-Balart

The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election.

— Earl Wilson

Access to justice is a fundamental part of a properly functioning democracy.

— Kenneth Clarke

I believe that open criticism of any institution is necessary in a democracy, to safeguard the constitutional order.

— Prashant Bhushan

Democrats are like a big tortoise that's on its back and can't get up; you can't make jokes about that.

— Lewis Black

You can organize elections any day, even tomorrow. But what will be the result of chaotic elections? More chaos!

— Joseph Kabila

I would not like to be a political leader in Russia. They never know when they're being taped.

— Richard M. Nixon

My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was…

— Park Yeon-mi

The best way to demonstrate the values of a western democracy is you put Osama bin Laden on trial; you challenge what…

— Ken Livingstone