Freedom and democracy, That's the word from Washington every day. Put America to sleep with warm milk and clichés, And people are… — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against.… — Pat Sajak Copy Share Image
It's all about defending the core of India: democracy, secularism and our pluralistic society, not to mention the principle of federalism... from… — M. K. Stalin Copy Share Image
“If the distribution of power among the several parts of the State is the most efficient restraint on monarchy, the distribution of… — Lord Acton (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton Copy Share Image
Democrats are losing loyal voters, but the Republicans aren't picking them up. Democrats are ideologically bankrupt. Republicans have a major brand-identity problem — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
The ultimate enemy of Democracy is not the drug dealer of the crooked politician or the crazed skinhead. The ultimate enemy is… — Gerry Spence Copy Share Image
Democrats with a good understanding of the need for strong energy policy in our country, especially in these difficult economic times, recognized… — John Hoeven Copy Share Image
The legitimacy of coercive acts in a democracy arises from the process by which they are justified and by the degree to… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Democracy, finally, rests on a higher power than Parliament. It rests on an informed and cultivated and alert public opinion. The Members… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
“There are two ideas of government. There are those who believe that if you just legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous, that… — Alice Schroeder Copy Share Image
“In the classic liberal formulation, the press is seen as a pure expression of democracy. Thus, in the United States, the Constitution… — Cherian George Copy Share Image
Today we are faced with a challenge that calls for a shift in our thinking, so that humanity stops threatening its life-support… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
“In early Greek society, particularly in Athens, democracy meant the equivalent of a permanent town meeting—all decisions of consequence were made in… — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
Democracy turns upon and devours itself. Universal suffrage, in theory the palladium of our liberties, becomes the assurance of our slavery. And… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
The novel as a form is usually seen to be moral if its readers consider freedom, individuality, democracy, privacy, social connection, tolerance… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
For Democrats who are feeling completely discouraged, I've been trying to remind them, everybody remembers my Boston speech in 2004. They may… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If Ukraine becomes a pro-American liberal democracy, and a member of NATO, and a member of the E.U., the Russians will consider… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
What I've said is we're going to encourage democracy in Pakistan, expand our nonmilitary aid to Pakistan so that they have more… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Millions of people are unable to vote due to felony convictions with the highest rates among black men. People in prison are… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Collectively, we must find points of leverage in order to convince China to improve their treatment of Uighurs, Tibetans, and other minority… — Joe Sestak Copy Share Image
Europeans believe in democracy - or, at least, in republican government - but they have considered the alternatives, and continue to do… — William Pfaff Copy Share Image
Why are you sitting here when our democracy is under assault with the FBI acting at the behest of [Republican Congressman] Jason… — James Carville Copy Share Image
Fighting public corruption is essential to preserving a working democracy that people have confidence in. I said that time and again on… — Josh Hawley Copy Share Image
And a democracy, I suppose, comes into being when the poor, winning the victory, put to death some of the other party,… — Plato Copy Share Image
The word 'radical' derives from the Latin word for root. Therefore, if you want to get to the root of anything you… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
When the Berlin Wall fell and suddenly all those countries had burgeoning democracies, women were still being left out. The big turning… — Kathy Calvin Copy Share Image
Nothing frightens the 'Jews' more than a perfect unity in others: the unity of feeling in a movement, in a people. That… — Corneliu Zelea Codreanu Copy Share Image
What are we Democrats fighting for? We are not fighting for salvation and going to heaven. But we are fighting for Medicaid,… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
I think every election is sui generis. I think it starts with where we are in the country at this time, with… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
You actually cannot sell the idea of freedom, democracy, diversity, as if it were a brand attribute and not reality -- not… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
All of the dirty tricks, basically, the Russians employ to tear down liberal democracy, we need to work together on a bipartisan… — Adam Schiff Copy Share Image
[Fall of the Berlin Wall] is a reminder that the commitment of the United States, to Europe is enduring and it's rooted… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My publication, 'The Post,' has taken the initiative to translate many of my pieces and publish them in Arabic. For that, I… — Jamal Khashoggi Copy Share Image
“Corporations are not legal “persons” with constitutional rights and freedoms of their own, but legal fictions that we created and must therefore… — Kalle Lasn Copy Share Image
Of course the Republicans have long wanted to privatize Social Security and destroy it. But Social Security has been the most important… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I would say to Republicans that when you look at civil rights legislation that took place in the 1960s, it took a… — Marc Veasey Copy Share Image
I got involved because I wanted to help inspire more people to get off their butts and register and vote - not… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
Republicans believe that problems are best solved at the level closest to the people and that the nation's strength comes from the… — Christine Todd Whitman Copy Share Image
You got the impression that each and every little individual was feeling pretty important doing the pretty important job of building up… — Anna Louise Strong Copy Share Image
If you think Democrats are going to take away your Bible, you're an idiot. If you think they are going to take… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
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