Democratic Quotes · Page 36

In a democratic society, we politicians have to accept criticism, especially when it is founded.

— Enrique Pena Nieto

Not everyone likes the stable, gradual rise of our country. There are some who are using the democratic ideology to interfere in…

— Vladimir Putin

Every democratic system evolves its own conventions. It is not only the water but the banks which make the river.

— Indira Gandhi

In effect, according to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible. By gaining democratic freedoms the working masses come to power.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

Religion mustn't interfere with the state - so one of the basic Democratic principles as we know it in America is the…

— Reinhold Niebuhr

Democratic societies can't force people. Therefore they have to control what they think.

— Noam Chomsky

I see a big difference between the Republican candidate and the Democratic candidate.

— William Weld

This is the voice of Vietnam Broadcasting from Hanoi, capitol of the Democratic republic of Vietnam.

— Hanoi Hannah

The Republican and Democratic parties both feed out of the same bag provided by the monied system, and where the list frequently…

— George Seldes

One of the central assumptions of the concept of democracy, perhaps its most central assumption, is that by and large human beings…

— Sidney Hook

The Democratic Party has formed a perfect union with the mainstream media to scare Republicans, to say that they're gonna be called…

— Andrew Breitbart

There is no question that, if you look at name recognition and celebrity, my opponent is far-and-away ahead. I think that if…

— Jonathan Tasini

Modern equalitarian societies whether democratic or authoritarian in their political forms, always base themselves on the claim that they are making life…

— Robert Warshow

We are entering into an age in which visual language is defined by a dialogue between photographers and audiences. This means not…

— Gilles Peress

“The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings…

— W. E. B. Du Bois

I wanted people to kind of take a peek to see that the pain, even though you may see them out at…

— Ed Gordon

It is not just that it is profoundly offensive to the leaders and people of a democratic Germany to paint Hitler on…

— Timothy Garton Ash

Wall Street is a huge issue. And it's controlling our lives today with this so-called election - we really have no choice.…

— Oliver Stone

There's too many people that paint with a broad brush that we're all corrupt, we're all amoral. … And having these kinds…

— John Ensign

There are moderates in Israel. There are moderates in Iran, there are moderates in the Republican Party, moderates in the Democratic Party.…

— Feisal Abdul Rauf

Never before has a populist democracy attained international supremacy. But the pursuit of power is not a goal that commands popular passion,…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The Democratic party is one that I've always observed. I have struggled greatly in life from the day I was born and…

— Joan Crawford

First there is the democratic idea: that all men are endowed by their creator with certain natural rights; that these rights are…

— Theodore Parker

Governments are based pincipally on force and deception. Democratic governments are based chiefly on deception, other governments on force. And democratic governments,…

— Robert Anton Wilson

Well, you know, I had been a peanut farmer. I had - you know who was the first president - Democratic president…

— Jimmy Carter

I think the Democrat Party is taking its cue from the media. When the media has a narrative, whether it's the use…

— Victor Davis Hanson

I don't doubt the sincerity of my Democratic friends. And they should not doubt ours.

— John McCain

There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.

— Paul Wellstone

If I am wrong and you are right then the democratic process of the Australian community will vindicate you and condemn me.

— John Howard

In a democratic set-up, people who are being governed should also be a part of the governing system. They should be drafted…

— Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Pakistan is a peace loving, democratic country. Pashtuns want education for their daughters and sons. Islam is a religion of peace, humanity…

— Malala Yousafzai

My message to France and Europe is that we will make sure Venezuela won't witness the rise of another Pinochet. And we…

— Nicolas Maduro

You see few people here in America who really care very much about living a Christian life in a democratic world.

— Anonymous

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and…

— Marian Wright Edelman

Fascist movements kill off their critics, literally or metaphorically, while democratic movements value, invite and even welcome criticism.

— Parker Palmer

In its current form, globalization cannot be sustained. Democratic societies will not support it. Authoritarian leaders will fear to impose it.

— John J Sweeney

One needs to know what the hierarchy of values are from which one takes inspiration, and in a democratic society this is…

— Rocco Buttiglione

The problem is that the economy isn't growing fast enough to accommodate the level of spending produced through the democratic process.

— Jack Kemp

I'm going to tell you, what's good for al Qaeda is good for the Democratic Party in this country today.

— Rush Limbaugh

Taiwan is a budding democracy, and the people have participated in multi-party democratic elections since 1996.

— Todd Akin