Democratic Quotes · Page 22

But transitions from the politics of violence to democratic compromise are always messy.

— Timothy Garton Ash

With people's revolutionary rage, the king will be ousted and a democratic state, Islamic Republic, will be established.

— Ruhollah Khomeini

Tony Rezko and Bill Ayers should lead the Democratic Party. They are the only Democrats with any convictions.

— Evan Sayet

Fifty-one percent of a nation can establish a totalitarian regime, suppress minorities and still remain democratic.

— Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist; that is, you participate. It could be…

— Studs Terkel

I think the real place where most evangelicals have trouble with the Democratic Party is on the issue of abortion.

— Tony Campolo

Lists are anti-democratic, discriminatory, elitist, and sometimes the print is too small.

— David Ives

We must face the ultimate contradiction that our free and democratic society was made possible by massive slave labor.

— David Brion Davis

Since the emergence of the Republican Party, only two Democratic presidents, Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy, have been followed by Democrats, and…

— George Will

I was the deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of the Pacific, and we started at 8 I think and I was…

— Kamisese Mara

My fellow Black Americans are expected to fit a certain mold and think a certain way. We've been socially conditioned to blindly…

— Vernon Jones

The Internet is emblematic of an era in which what happens in Southeast Asia or southern Africa - from democratic advances to…

— Shashi Tharoor

To permit every lawless capitalist, every law-defying corporation, to take any action, no matter how iniquitous, in the effort to secure an…

— Theodore Roosevelt

During the summer of 2009, conservative activists turned up the heat on Democratic politicians to protest the innovation-destroying, liberty-usurping Obamacare mandate. In…

— Michelle Malkin

Chuchill has renounced all British interests in Europe and those of his people who are not blind now realise that the pretext…

— William Joyce

Sometime in the near future we'll have a vote on repealing Obamacare, essentially the same vote that we had in 2015. I…

— Mitch McConnell

If Robert Heinlein is more to your taste than George Lucas: “If you are part of a society that votes, then do…

— Kevin Drum

While on the subject of burning books, I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength, who, all over this…

— Kurt Vonnegut

In building up a democratic model I think that Cuba's contribution, little by little, has contributed to getting closer to the ideals…

— Alejandro Castro Espin

There are two outstanding issues in democratic politics these days. One is the relationship with the media, which is now 24/7, and…

— Tony Blair

Americans love to mock the idea of monarchy, and yet we have our own de facto monarchy. I think what these leaks…

— Glenn Greenwald

If you look at the India-US relationship for example, the role that the Indian diaspora has played in the relationship is extremely…

— Narendra Modi

Nation states are not a solution for democratic governance. This is same for Kurdish people. To see it as a solution is…

— Selahattin Demirtas

Among the basic freedoms to which men aspire that their lives might be full and uncramped, freedom from fear stands out as…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

I'm just really proud of the Democratic caucus. I look around in our meetings, and I think we really look like America.

— Kyrsten Sinema

Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help draft a democratic constitution as soon as…

— Jalal Talabani

I had this notion of what I called a democratic way of looking around, that nothing was more or less important.

— William Eggleston

In a Republican district I was a Republican. In a Democratic district I was a Democrat. And in a doubtful district, I…

— Jay Gould

There is nothing that is truly free nor democratic enough. Make no mistake, the internet did not come to save the world.

— Jose Saramago

When conflicts end non-violently, it's more likely that the result will be longer-lasting, democratic societies.

— Julia Bacha

We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated…

— Ibrahim Babangida

The Democratic Party's complete obeisance to [the abortion] lobby makes Democrats look bought, frightened and craven.

— Peggy Noonan

Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.

— Edward Tufte

The Democratic Party would like to see an open independent bipartisan investigation [about hacking].

— Donna Brazile

People who are not willing to respect not only the given law, but our democratic way of life, should not live in…

— Vera Jourova

My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

Clearly, a stable, unified and democratic Iraq cannot be achieved militarily by the U.S.

— John Olver

I'm personally a moderate and a registered independent, so I'm not strongly Democratic or strongly Republican.

— Elon Musk

What are our priorities? First, the welfare, the survival of the people. Then, democratic norms and processes which from time to time…

— Lee Kuan Yew

My most important task must be an attempt to bring the monster under democratic direction and control.

— Elliot Richardson