I hope for an America where we can all contend freely and vigorously, but where we will treasure and guard those standards… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
Your most bitter enemies are the values imposed on you without your choice. Those idols have taken away your freedom from you;… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
I was always told that Republicans would marginalize me, push me aside and treat me like dirt. This could not be further… — Jeff Van Drew Copy Share Image
In the mid 19th century, it had taken a generation of political rhetoric to induce southern soldiers to fight for the interests… — Heather Cox Richardson Copy Share Image
democracy is dying. We are ruled by faceless bureaucrats and lecherous puritans. ... You think about it. 'All right for me but… — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Mexico has proven by now that it's a strong electoral democracy. Now we have to build a democracy that produces better results;… — Enrique Pena Nieto Copy Share Image
As the histories of ancient and modern democracies illustrate, the pressure of political movement in times of war, civil commotion, or general… — Robert Heilbroner Copy Share Image
“The state — or, to make matters more concrete, the government — consists of a gang of men exactly like you and… — H.L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Republicans ... are conservatives who think it would be best if we faced the fact that people are no damned good. They… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Nations are like people. Once you understand the interactions between nations, it's easy to understand why things are done, in terms of… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
Are soft-hearted people handicapped in business? You have heard a businessman say of someone else, He's all right, but he's too soft-hearted…… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
“In the budget the term we use for it is bracketing. We hire a contractor, like Bob Creamer, to do this work… — Donna Brazile Copy Share Image
If we would vote in mass on the more promising ticket, or, if the two are equally bad, would throw out the… — Lincoln Steffens Copy Share Image
As we peer into society's future, we -- you and I, and our government -- must avoid the impulse to live only… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
No, I’m not an American. I’m one of 22 million black people who are the victims of Americanism. One of the …… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
We can't slow up because of our love for democracy and our love for America. Someone should tell Faulkner that the vast… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I've campaigned for people. I've campaigned across the country for people. I have supported people in local elections. I do work with… — Caroline Kennedy Copy Share Image
To bring about government by oligarchy, masquerading as democracy, it is fundamentally essential that practically all authority and control be centralized in… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
In states where Republicans have gerrymandered themselves into nearly impenetrable legislative majorities, they have also taken steps to try to close the… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
Democrats refuse to deal with reality. They make things up, sensationalize common sense solutions, and exacerbate this obsession over political correctness. — Carlos Beruff Copy Share Image
Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the… — Kamla Persad-Bissessar Copy Share Image
You look at the Americans. They don't lack fervour in moral causes. They promote democracy, freedom of speech, women's rights, gay rights,… — Lee Hsien Loong Copy Share Image
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
“on. “No matter how obstructive the Republicans may be, Obama has the responsibility of leadership. I’m worried that he’s overplaying his hand… — Edward Klein Copy Share Image
If everyone on the Court always voted for the prosecution against the defendant, for the corporation against the plaintiffs, and for the… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
Steve Bannon is the biggest threat to democracy that we've faced since the Civil War, but in the Civil War the champion… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
It is not true at all that a free market will ensure a democracy. It doesn't. There must be a balance between… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
The black hole in democracy is integrity. The great unspoken is integrity. When integrity is not first and foremost, it's quite palpable… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
In liberal democracy and anxious anarchy, the traditional classic dance, compact of aristocratic authority and absolute freedom in a necessity of order,… — Lincoln Kirstein Copy Share Image
Our two nations share the important values of democracy and freedom and liberty. My visit to the United States has indeed reinforced… — Mwai Kibaki Copy Share Image
I wanted to see Democrats out there talking about our core set of issues. And let people around this country vote, let… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
My primary objective, my desire would be to see the Democrat Party get shellacked in every election, to never see the Democrats… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I think the great majority of Republicans, mainstream Republicans from across the country, don't want to see Donald Trump as president of… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
I pray that this council, which will probably be too late to save Iraq, will do what it can, which will be… — Ed Asner Copy Share Image
Active people to revitalize what is really the root of democracy: citizens communicating with each other. Democracy is not just about voting,… — Howard Rheingold Copy Share Image
Get involved in an issue that you're passionate about. It almost doesn't matter what it is ... We give too much of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The press lost credibility with Republicans and independents during the Obama years, setting itself up for the damage that's going to be… — Ari Fleischer Copy Share Image
