In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty or civilization, or both. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One of the notable aspects of the democratic process is that one need not know anything about a subject in order to… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
So I think we're, we're, we're as broad a political party, if not broader than the Democratic Party, just in a different… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
Terrorism takes us back to ages we thought were long gone if we allow it a free hand to corrupt democratic societies… — Jacques Chirac Copy Share Image
There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans. — Paul Wellstone Copy Share Image
We're a democratic society. Shutting down the government should not be on the agenda. — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Many Jews are not Zionists and many non-Jews are. Zionism is a political movement, not a race. To say Zionism is the… — David Icke Copy Share Image
While not widely reported, our victories in Iraq are plentiful. National elections, a democratic parliament and the drafting of a constitution are… — Paul Gillmor Copy Share Image
Faster roads are not always safer roads - and virtually all societies, democratic or authoritarian, prefer safety over speed, even if many… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
The systemic incompatibility between free-market capitalism and the quality of democratic life and respect for human rights has to be modified to… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
Our democratic faith is more than the creed of our country, it is the inborn hope of our humanity, an ideal we… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
A man is judged by the company he keeps, and a company is judged by the men it keeps, and the people… — William J. H. Boetcker Copy Share Image
Reports the CIA has concluded that Russian hacking of Democratic emails was aimed at helping Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton, a step… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The traditional Jeffersonian principle of religious freedom was so broadly democratic that it included the right to have no religion at all… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
What social safety net does is provide a glimmer of hope for what a democratic socialist society might look like. It makes… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
The widespread abuse of prisoners is a virtually foolproof indication that politicians are trying to impose a system--whether political, religious or economic--that… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
I think what history will show is that one of the most tragic results of the war in Iraq will be that… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image
“Democracy is a pretty word. Democracy is a captivating magic. The oppressed classes always wanted and the oppressing ones always promised a… — Todor Bombov Copy Share Image
Bankers themselves govern the Fed to some extent, and then there's the classic revolving door where Fed officials come from and then… — Gerald Epstein Copy Share Image
Whether railroads or electricity or the Internet, there is always some sense that this is the new, redemptive platform - that finally,… — Keller Easterling Copy Share Image
We stand with Israel as a Jewish democratic state because we know that Israel is born of firmly held values that we,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can't predict if I will see a woman president, but I think I may well because, again, Hillary Clinton got more… — Barbara Boxer Copy Share Image
The list of non-democratic regimes that have seen significant reforms since 2001 is long and significant. — Ginny Brown-Waite Copy Share Image
You have to understand that for the most part in New York, whoever gets the Democratic nomination wins. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The moral and social aspiration proper to American life is, of course, the aspiration vaguely described by the word democratic; and the… — Herbert Croly Copy Share Image
Last night, John McCain said that under the Democratic health care plan, a bureaucrat would stand between you and your doctor, as… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I have an intellectual inclination for democratic institutions, but I am instinctively an aristocrat, which means that I despise and fear the… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I see good ideas on the Republican side as well as the Democratic side. You have to return civility and statesmanship to… — Richard Carmona Copy Share Image
When I saw Fannie Lou Hamer speech I said, "Well, how did this Democratic Party that Miss Hamer is talking about, become… — Leah D. Daughtry Copy Share Image
Once Google is selected to run the infrastructure on which we are changing the world, Google will be there for ever. Democratic… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic governments are subject to the will of… — George Soros Copy Share Image
Democratic Party elites have been caught red-handed, sabotaging a grassroots campaign that tried to bring huge numbers of young people, independents and… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
I have argued in favor of a reformulation of First Amendment law. The overriding goal of the reformulation is to reinvigorate processes… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Alinsky's 1971 book, 'Rules for Radicals,' is a favorite of the Obamas. Michele Obama quoted it at the Democratic Convention. One Alinsky… — Karl Rove Copy Share Image
Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens.… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
American democracy faces a massive challenge. I don't think it is a certainty that we're headed toward Putin's Russia, as some commentariat… — Jonathan Chait Copy Share Image
The court follows elite opinion, not public opinion. And Democratic leaders in Congress and Republican leaders in Congress follow elite opinion as… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Obama lost his ability to push his agenda through Congress when he received what he himself called a 'shellacking' in the November… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
