Our democracy's history is littered with names we neither remember nor celebrate - people who stood in the way of progress while… — Gabrielle Giffords Copy Share Image
“(The protest leaders’ responses that a democracy has ceased to be democratic when its representatives must be shielded from the people they… — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
Where annual elections end, there slavery begins ... Humility, patience, and moderation, without which every man in power becomes a ravenous beast… — John Adams Copy Share Image
We may like to think politics is a battle of ideas and that the best idea wins out. But that's not true… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
According to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible… The essence of perestroika lies in the fact that it unites socialism with democracy… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
President Obama's trying to work out a nuclear deal with Iran, and the Republicans are steamed. They got together and sent Iran… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
Fascism is a system of political authority and social order intended to reinforce the unity, energy, and purity of communities in which… — Robert O. Paxton Copy Share Image
For those who have envisioned the State of Israel to be a democracy, which although primarily a Jewish polity for Jews is… — David Novak Copy Share Image
Disagreement produces debate but dissent produces dissension. Dissent (which come from the Latin, dis and sentire) means originally to feel apart from… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
For my part, in everything I do, I aim to strengthen democracy in Germany and beyond. The United States is also a… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
Human beings act in a great variety of irrational ways, but all of them seem to be capable, if given a fair… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
That's a really sad moment. When people in a democracy are afraid of having the conversation, because it might actually lead to… — Martha Minow Copy Share Image
Our military offensive is indispensable, since force must be met by force. But our social offensive is the extra weapon which the… — Ramon Magsaysay Copy Share Image
If you look at US internal documents, they explain very clearly what the threat of Cuba was. So, back in the early… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
We who are members of the Communist Party repudiate the exclusive identification of democracy with capitalism. We declare that democracy can be… — Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Copy Share Image
Britain's place in the world is one uniquely suited to thriving in the complex new reality of global politics. We are a… — Priti Patel Copy Share Image
I've entered politics the moment I marked my finger with the electoral voting mark. So I've entered politics, but I am not… — Kamal Haasan Copy Share Image
I believe the Obama administration was asleep at the switch, not paying attention to what NATO and E.U. expansion - and promoting… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Republicans are always saying we should privatize things like schools, prisons, social security - hey, how about we privatize privacy! Because if… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting… — Barbara Boxer Copy Share Image
Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless,… — Charles Edison Copy Share Image
For us, democracy is a question of human dignity. This includes the political liberties, the right to freely express our views, the… — Olof Palme Copy Share Image
The basic problem is that web 2.0 tools are not supportive of democracy by design. They are tools designed to gather spy-agency-like… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
Democracy is such a framework that everyone has the right to live their lives, fix their goals, their aims, their dreams and… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
I do honestly believe the Republicans have reformed and want to do better. But whether they have done it in time to… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I kept that Armey-Archer T-shirt so that I could remember a time when Republicans thought about ideas and enjoyed those good-spirited and… — Jeff Flake Copy Share Image
I'm trying to tell you that there's a new wave on the continent. A new wave of openness and democratization in which,… — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Copy Share Image
“In almost every successful social movement of the last century, from Gandhi's campaign against British rule to the Solidarity movement in Poland… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe elitism in politics is over, and a new path to achieving democracy should be charted by young people who have… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
“A democracy cannot rule an empire. Neither can one man, though empire may appear to presuppose monarchy. There is always an oligarchy… — Ronald Syme Copy Share Image
If Republicans aren't willing to vote for voting rights, and if the only way to safeguard our fundamental right to vote is… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
This must be a world of democracy and respect for human rights, a world freed from the horrors of poverty, hunger, deprivation… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“Democracy should always be viewed with a philosophical perspective rather than a political one, because after all democracy was born to a… — Aysha Taryam Copy Share Image
The Bill of Rights is a remarkable document because it weaves into the fabric of our democracy the idea that government has… — Ted Lieu Copy Share Image
Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
I'm tired of Republicans who lay down and allow this country to be ravaged, allow Democrats to abuse their power in their… — Marjorie Taylor Greene Copy Share Image
Greenlight is a bad example of an election process. We came to the conclusion pretty quickly that we could just do away… — Gabe Newell Copy Share Image
What's very important is that we build a space that matters in the world, one that operates according to democratic rules, and… — Jean-Pierre Raffarin Copy Share Image
The United States and Israel have a unique relationship based on our mutual commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace. Therefore, just as… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
