Once we recognize the power of propaganda, we need to ask whether its exercise is consistent with those democratic ideals to which… — Randal Marlin Copy Share Image
Perhaps our national ambition to standardize ourselves has behind it the notion that democracy means standardization. But standardization is the surest way… — Ida Tarbell Copy Share Image
The unhealthy gap between what we preach in America and what we often practice creates a moral dry rot that eats at… — Whitney M. Young Copy Share Image
The democratic ideal springs from the ideas of liberty, equality, majority rule through free elections, protection of the rights of minorities, and… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
In other words, all these things you might cling to, Catholicism, democratic ideals, Hasidism, Marxism, Freudianism, all of these things are exposed… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
Even when you cherish democratic ideals, it is never easy to turn them into effective democratic institutions. This process will take decades. — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
Cooperation called fraternity in the classic French formula is as much a part of the democratic ideal as is personal initiative. That… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
I've written a book entitled 'Islam: the Challenges of Democracy,' because it is a challenge. It requires careful interpretation of the Islamic… — Khaled Abou El Fadl Copy Share Image
Our modern democratic ideal is based on the hope that inequalities will be based on merit more than inheritance or luck. — Thomas Piketty Copy Share Image
The ideal may seem remote of execution, but the democratic ideal of education is a farcical yet tragic delusion except as the… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
The United States is not so strong, the final triumph of the democratic ideal is not so inevitable that we can ignore… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
The democratic ideal has always been related to a moderate level of inequality. I think one big reason why electoral democracy flourished… — Thomas Piketty Copy Share Image
It sometimes seems as though we were trying to combine the ideal of no schools at all with the democratic ideal of… — Robert M. Hutchins Copy Share Image
