Where everyman is participator in the government of affairs, not merely at an election one day in the year but everyday, he… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I have tremendous confidence in the ability of government institutions and the American people to do what is right to make sure… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
The problem is that we are living now with the consequences of the others people mistake. It would be nice to make… — Raj Patel Copy Share Image
Democrats believe people are basically good but must be saved from themselves by the government. Republicans believe people are basically bad but… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Since the foundation of the State of Israel, the United States has stood by her and helped her to pursue security, peace,… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We have laid the foundation for a better life. Things that were unimaginable a few years ago have become everyday reality. I… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Do I think there's a fight against the media and the Democrats? Yes, but I think it's one that's done with our… — Brad Parscale Copy Share Image
Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation… — Joichi Ito Copy Share Image
Thomas Berry calls the Ecozoic Era, a time when we recognize the imperative of caring for the planet as a means of… — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
“We invoke the words of Jefferson and Lincoln because they say something about our legacy and our traditions. We do this because… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
So many struggled so that all of us could have a voice in this great democracy and live up to the first… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
Democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse… — Alexander Fraser Tytler Copy Share Image
“It was Ephialtes, in fact, who initiated democratic reforms that involved paying citizens for jury service. Shortly afterwards, he was assassinated (allegedly… — Guy Standing Copy Share Image
As more and more citizens express what they think, and defend it in writing, that will change the way people understand public… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
One of my greatest sources of pride as president of the New York Public Library is the continuance of the library's open,… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share Image
“It is only when women start to organize in large numbers that we become a political force, and begin to move towards… — Sheila Rowbotham Copy Share Image
The descendants of Holy Roman Empire monarchies became feeble-minded in the twentieth century, and after World War I had been done in… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
An informed public democracy means rule of the people. A media system is absolutely essential to that process, if people are going… — Robert Waterman McChesney Copy Share Image
Those of us who lived under communism for most of our lives were looking toward the Western world because of its values,… — Vaclav Klaus Copy Share Image
The election makes me think of a story of a man who was dying. He had only two minutes to live, so… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Democrats consider the people as the safest depository of power in the last resort; they cherish them, therefore, and wish to leave… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Let the people decide whom to vote for, who has more authority. And only people, only our citizens, are able to place… — Dmitry Medvedev Copy Share Image
My thinking tends to be libertarian. That is, I oppose intrusions of the state into the private realm-as in abortion, sodomy, prostitution,… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
The Republicans released their 'Pledge to America.' It's 21 pages of phony charts and bad ideas. Sarah Palin got a copy, and… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
As a general rule of thumb, Democrats do better in national elections when the year's defining issue is economic fairness, and Republicans… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
Obama's openness is a welcome change from his predecessor, who went all the way to the Supreme Court to hide the RSVP… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
We have two nations, and it's not black or white. It's red and blue. Under Republican leadership, cities tend to do better.… — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. and it's essentially the same problem people faced in the… — Susan George Copy Share Image
I have always favored Capitalism as the best economic system and Democracy as the best political system. They both have the most… — Philip Kotler Copy Share Image
The reason that democracies always defeat dictatorships is because they're open to debate. We should never allow Washington to say, 'Shut up,… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
Elections are zero-sum games. That means that there's always one winner and a lot of losers. If you just get one more… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
Democracy is the product of human thought and reasoning. It's true that philosophers and thinkers have always imagined a utopia in which… — Simin Behbahani Copy Share Image
When President Bush sees America, he sees only a military superpower. I see a moral and idealistic beacon. Mr. Bush may talk… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
We need election reform because our elections are being stolen. And these huge powerful voting machine vending companies have privatized the election… — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Copy Share Image
The New Order wants to implement democracy in economy. It is an order to achieve a social, political, economic, and cultural society… — Suharto Copy Share Image
The seasick passenger on an ocean liner detests the good sailor who stalks past him 265 times a day grandly smoking a… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I'm humbled to have been named to Chair of the Communications Subcommittee, and I look forward to working with my Democratic and… — Ben Ray Lujan Copy Share Image
It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Obama was willing to compromise and Republicans were not. That's not a biased statement. One of my problems with the limitations of… — Jonathan Alter Copy Share Image
