Franklin may . . . be considered one of the founding fathers of American democracy, since no democratic government can last long… — Samuel Eliot Morison Copy Share Image
...governments, including free and democratic governments, are not really friendly to freedom and democracy. They abhor any rule of law that limits… — George Jonas Copy Share Image
Defeatism about the feasibility of plans for disarmament and ordered peace has been the most calamitious of all the errors made by… — Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker Copy Share Image
The revolution has no time for elections. There is no more democratic government in Latin America than the revolutionary government. — Fidel Castro Copy Share Image
Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore to be a real alternative to democracy, but we can see many more authoritarian practices and styles… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
I hunted far enough to suspect that the Fathers of the Republic who wrote our Sacred Constitution of the United States not… — Lincoln Steffens Copy Share Image
Democratic government is difficult. It is much more difficult than populists claim. It's not like running a business or a police force.… — Gavin Esler Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
It is possible for a dictator to govern in a liberal way. And it is also possible for a democracy to govern… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
The American influence is not so aggressive anymore. The American big business influence in Latin America is not as strong, so people… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
“Any democratic government, whether threatened by real or perceived enemies, can succumb to Fascism if its people permit the slow or precipitate… — W. Montgomery Copy Share Image
As long term institutions, I am totally against dictatorships. But a dictatorship may be a necessary system for a transitional period. [...]… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When people treat corruption as a routine part of the process, you have something far worse than wrongdoing or moral failing. You… — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
To take an analogy: if we say that a democratic government is the best kind of government, we mean that it most… — John Drinkwater Copy Share Image
“From October 2003, I uncovered the following quote, which fully expressed the climate of fear of the time --- "Any democratic government,… — W. Montgomery Copy Share Image
The work of democratic government is routinely concerned with matters defined as troubles. In "The Presidency and the Press" I make the… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan Copy Share Image
My entire life was dedicated to defeating communism. I felt really great when Ronald Reagan helped us establish peace and the elimination… — Dana Rohrabacher Copy Share Image
“Although a democratic government is founded upon a very simple and natural principle, it always presupposes the existence of a high degree… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I believe I have demonstrated that the voters are characteristically ill-informed when voting on reducing social costs. Furthermore, their primary concern is… — Gordon Tullock Copy Share Image
I would like to say, historically, from the very beginning, our people have time and again expressed the need for people to… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
The president who is most slandered as Hitler will probably prove to be the most zealous advocate of democratic government abroad, the… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
I have not the smallest doubt that, if we had a purely democratic government here, the effect would be the same. Either… — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
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As the Iraqi people better understand that Saddam Hussein and his regime are history, it is my hope that they will get… — Pete Domenici Copy Share Image
When you can't do any housecleaning because everything that goes on is a damned secret, then we're on our way to something… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
There is a democratic deficit. In Latin America in particular there is real concern that democratic governments are not delivering and that… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
If when I die, I am still a dictator, I will certainly go down into the oblivion of all dictators. If, on… — Chiang Kai-shek Copy Share Image
Well, we're [USA] not looking for an ally; what we're looking for is a stable, democratic government that is not beholden to… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Athens' biggest worry was the sheer recklessness of its own democratic government. A simple majority of the citizenry, urged on and incensed… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
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