We don't have a big party. We don't have election funding. We don't have television time. — Jair Bolsonaro Copy Share Image
Why was I condemned to live in a democracy where every fool's vote is equal to a sensible man's? — John Wyndham Copy Share Image
The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
I think treating people equally is a basic prerequisite of any democracy, not a 'radical anti-American agenda.' — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I know how important voting and elections are. But everybody know that life is going to be life regardless of who is… — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
You have to be a political leader, willing to lose an election if you want to do what's right. — Scott Pelley 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
“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
Obama and the Democrats are not focused on the moderates. They're focused on getting their base out, and they're trying to expand… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
There is but one method of rendering a republican form of government durable, and that is by disseminating the seeds of virtue… — Benjamin Rush Copy Share Image
There are certain things in a man that have to be won, not forced; inspired, not compelled. Among these are many, I… — Alfred Whitney Griswold Copy Share Image
End racial and ethnic gerrymandering, stop voter I.D. laws that seek to suppress voters of color, and make sure everyone can add… — Beto O'Rourke Copy Share Image
We should say to the West: "You have been supporting dictators for too many years. Don't expect the people to introduce democracy… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
Look, there is parliamentary democracy in most European countries, there is parliamentary democracy in Japan, there is parliamentary democracy in many countries,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I believe that the E.U. should be the union of nation states and that all deepening of ties between the member states… — Andrzej Duda Copy Share Image
Let me appeal to the consciences of many silent, responsible citizens of the white community who know that a victory for democracy… — Medgar Evers Copy Share Image
If you go against someone, you say, you can't vote for these Democrats, they don't have good values, they're not good people,… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
[A]ll popular and well-mixed governments [republics] . . . are ever established by wise and good men, and can never be upheld… — Algernon Sidney Copy Share Image
“As my father once explained to me, our “rights” are only as strong as the democracy that protects them. Because we are… — George Takei Copy Share Image
Like most Israelis, I know very little about the Arabs. We just look down on them and see them as a threat.… — Tom Segev Copy Share Image
Take the US. Women were not even able to vote until 90 ago, at about the same time they gained the right… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
From these activists we can learn a crucial lesson: without citizens creating the institutions necessary for facilitating the growth of public deliberation,… — Kevin Mattson Copy Share Image
If you look at the way all of the new reform movements dedicated to the public interest are living and thriving on… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
“In regard to propaganda the early advocates of universal literacy and a free press envisaged only two possibilities: the propaganda might be… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance. — Antonio Tabucchi Copy Share Image
Virtue in a republic is the love of one's country, that is the love of equality. — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
I have campaigned in many states across the country. Lok Sabha, assembly, corporation elections... I have worked in all of them. — Nagma Copy Share Image
I find the Democratic party overall, on a macro level, to be institutionally corrupt. — Cenk Uygur 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
Democracy may become frenzied, but it has feelings and can be moved. As for aristocracy, it is always cold and never forgives. — Napoleon Bonaparte 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
A son of a poor man is standing in front of you today. This is the strength of a democracy. — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Republicans are relentless and they're smart, too - they're not all dumb - and on Election Day, they'll be up at five… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
We have had raucous moments in our history. And I think we're in one now. But it's not going to endanger the… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
“If you distance yourself from reality and just cling to cliches about democracy find yourself a different job than analyzing politics” — Hany Ghoraba Copy Share Image
There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics. — Imran Khan Copy Share Image
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