“The class war had turned democracy into a contest in legislative looting.” — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“Democracy, freedom and liberty do not make us more than what we are; it is our commitment that matters.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and participatory democracy — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
No tempest or conflagration, however great, is harder to quell than mob carried away by the novelty of power. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
A country in which 42% of the population is totally misinformed is not a country where democracy is safe. — Paul Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
It's healthy to have differing opinions in a democracy, but we have to respect each other and challenge ourselves to do better… — Jason Collins Copy Share Image
I want to live in a Britain where there is a shared belief in freedom and democracy, and equal rights for men… — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights. — Akbar Ganji Copy Share Image
Democratic accountability means that governments must be popularly accepted, with citizens empowered to replace corrupt or incompetent rulers. — Raghuram Rajan Copy Share Image
In Europe, it appears that in the name of democracy, elites are pursuing an autocratic, centralized power, seeking economic control and social… — Maggie Gallagher Copy Share Image
Republicans believe that tax cuts can build buildings, all sorts of miraculous things. A lot of Democrats and liberals believe that spending… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Events in America show the extent to which democracy there is fuelled by populism - Barack Obama's victory is a manifestation not… — Andrew O'Hagan Copy Share Image
Americans tend to focus on external threats to our democracy: foreign adversaries wielding disinformation and subversion. But the most serious dangers have… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
This republic represents the greatest basis for that universal socialist order, the creation of which is at the present time the historic… — Karl Liebknecht Copy Share Image
“As demonstrated in Russia and numerous other countries, when faced with a choice between democracy without capitalism or capitalism without democracy, Western… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution has a… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
It is not surprising that more and more people are coming to the conclusion that the ballot box is no longer an… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
The beauty of a democracy is that you never can tell when a youngster is born what he is going to do… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
An election marks the end of the affair; it puts paid to the seduction of the many by the few. Pretty words,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
To pay attention to the actual core of the movement - that would be pretty hard. Can you concentrate for example on… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“But we must accept one central truth and responsibility as participants in a democracy: Freedom is not a state; it is an… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
India was the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages: she was the mother of our philosophy; mother,… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“The primary elections are the cornerstones of the plebiscitary presidency. They strip away the veneer of party unity and expose the individuality… — Stephen Skowronek Copy Share Image
“Being an absolute ruler today was not as simple as people thought. At least, it was not simple if your ambitions included… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Unsettled Middle East, in these times where the people are trying to find their way towards democracy, could be interesting for many… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult. — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
The Republicans are 90% corrupt, and the Democrats are 50% corrupt. — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Copy Share Image
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