Democracy is indispensable, not because it renders superfluous the conquest of political power by the proletariat, but, on the contrary, because it… — Rosa Luxemburg Copy Share Image
Russia can be either an empire or a democracy, but it cannot be both. . . . Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
We want a free market, but we know that the paradox of a 'free' market is that sometimes you have to intervene.… — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share Image
In the United States, the world's most important democracy, Congress seems permanently deadlocked, in hock to moneyed interests, unable to grapple with… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
Republicans believe largely in the market working, Democrats believe stereotypically that you've got to give people something. So why not give people… — Harold Ford, Jr Copy Share Image
In 1967 I entered Harvard as a freshman, confident - in the way that only 17-year-olds are - that I could change… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
For eight years Republicans worked around the clock to delegitimize Bill Clinton. For the next eight years, Democrats tried to delegitimize Bush.… — Joe Scarborough Copy Share Image
My plea is that if we want to preserve India's diversity, federalism, democracy, secularism, equality, fraternity, state rights, education rights, we must… — M. K. Stalin Copy Share Image
I don't blame the Democrats for fighting. They have got a very energized base. And there is a lot to complain about… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
When an opinion has taken root in a democracy and established itself in the minds of the majority, it afterward persists by… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
There's one other interesting thing about Western democracy. It didn't arrive at the end point that Karl Marx thought it would that… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
What is the revolution that we need? We need to dissolve the lie that some people have a right to think of… — Barbara Deming Copy Share Image
“Democracy and ‘progressive democracy’ are synonymous, and indistinguishable from the expansion of the state, Since winning elections is overwhelmingly a matter of… — Nick Land Copy Share Image
“Because it is a curious challenge for western man to distinguish between aristocracy and plutocracy, it will be his unhappy fate to… — Tom Fahy Copy Share Image
“Rome became a republic in 509 B.C., after driving out its king and abolishing the monarchy. The next two centuries saw a… — Anthony Everitt Copy Share Image
Our party [Republicans] has been focused on big business too long. I came through small business. I understand how hard it is… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
In the early days of the republic, the secretary of state was the heir apparent to the president. Presidents could easily hand-pick… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
It is my expectation that Teacher Education for Democracy and Social Justice will become a rich resource for continuing this multi-layered conversation-from… — John Goodlad Copy Share Image
I have made a film about jazz that tries to look through jazz to see what it tells us about who we… — Ken Burns Copy Share Image
The Democrats are hardly agents of change, or even remotely interesting talkers or reality observers. The workings of actual power in the… — Francisco Goldman Copy Share Image
“Nothing conceivable is so petty, so insipid, so crowded with paltry interests, in one word, so anti-poetic, as the life of a… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I seek the spread of freedom and democracy in the way that satisfies God. They [Americans] have planned and paved the ways… — Muqtada al Sadr Copy Share Image
What is the basic principle of democracy? In the end, it is loyalty to the nation. We Central Europeans know from historical… — Viktor Orban Copy Share Image
It's a new day for the Democrats when it comes to matters of faith, and the younger Evangelicals are aware of this… — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
In the US, we consider our foreign policy as something rooted in the protection of American ideals of democracy and human development.… — Ed McBain Copy Share Image
While the United States is closing doors, Canada is opening them. While U.S. President Donald Trump is slouching toward authoritarianism, Canada is… — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
You know what? I think the American people are a little pissed, and I think they're pissed at both parties - I… — Whoopi Goldberg Copy Share Image
It is a strange fact that freedom and equality, the two basic ideas of democracy, are to some extent contradictory. Logically considered,… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
In the past, the West had tried to export one formula of democracy which should fit to the rest of the world,… — Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Copy Share Image
I grew up in San Francisco. And so I'm informed in a certain kind of way about, you know, believing in democracy… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
The Little Guy, behind whom politicians strategically coalesce — thumping majorities prevail in a democracy — cannot abide by a reality in… — Ilana Mercer Copy Share Image
My parents brought my sister and me to the United States to escape the communist takeover of Cuba. They sought to build… — Alejandro Mayorkas Copy Share Image
One of the big differences between Democrats and Republicans is that we at least know what the Democrats stand for, whether we… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
I'm not active in politics. I vote as a citizen. And if somebody cares to know what my opinion is at the… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Jon Stewart is a remarkable satirist and parodist in the vein of Mark Twain, because Jon Stewart understands what Mark Twain knew,… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
Ours is a party with internal democracy. When we take a collective decision, it is not taken by a few people. It… — Rajnath Singh Copy Share Image
Winning Democratic primaries is not a qualification or a sign of who can win the general election. If it were, every nominee… — Mark Penn Copy Share Image
This anonymous clan of slack-jawed troglodytes has cost me the election, and yet if I were to have them killed, I would… — Charles Montgomery Copy Share Image
I do have my ducks in line if I want to do it, but I'd love to see the Republicans pick somebody… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I've always been in an environment saturated with Democrats, and because we aren't constantly challenged, we feel little urgency, we struggle to… — Jack Schlossberg Copy Share Image
![“I don't blame the Democrats for fighting. They have got a very energized base. And there is a lot to complain about a lot of these nominees. But I think, if you are actually going to turn someone down from a president's [Donald Trump] own Cabinet, it better be a lot more egregious than the cases…” quote by David Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/david-brooks-644_blame_i-don-t-blame-the-democrats-for-fighting_1374569.jpg)
![“Our party [Republicans] has been focused on big business too long. I came through small business. I understand how hard it is to start a small business. That's why everything I'll do is designed to help small businesses grow and add jobs. I want to keep their taxes down on small business. I want…” quote by Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccd/mitt-romney-268_add_our-party-republicans-has-been-focused-o_1849877.png)
![“I seek the spread of freedom and democracy in the way that satisfies God. They [Americans] have planned and paved the ways for a long time, but it is God who is the real planner - and the proof of this is the fall of the American twin towers [...] a miracle from God.” quote by Muqtada al Sadr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/muqtada-al-sadr-10457_democracy_i-seek-the-spread-of-freedom-and-democra_2519341.jpg)
