The Only cure for nihilism is for liberal democratic societies - their electorates, their judiciary, and their political leadership- to insist that… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Change from below, the formulation of demands from the populace to end unacceptable injustice, supported by direct action, has played a far… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
It is a mistake - as so many over-centralized socialist societies have discovered - to try to eliminate money as an incentive.… — Philip Slater Copy Share Image
Setting aside labels, I am somebody who believes that government in a democratic society should be representing the needs of the vast… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Sooner or later a democracy which is to survive has to be able to rely upon that enlargement of vision and purpose… — Ordway Tead Copy Share Image
The fact is that in my prep school, I went to a boarding school, 39 young men graduated from that prep school.… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
January 30th will be a historic day for the Middle East and the world. The Iraqi people will take the next step… — Dana Rohrabacher Copy Share Image
Books are key to understanding the world and participating in a democratic society. — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
It transmitted because on the campuses, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was recruiting, was organizing. Students for a Democratic Society was founded at… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
Let's not use the term democracy as a play on words which is what people commonly do, using human rights as a… — Alejandro Castro Espin Copy Share Image
That's where we all kind of were in the mid-1960s. Students for a Democratic Society grew from a small group of socialists… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
“We are the pigs who put the pigs in power. If we wanna change that, we gotta build our character.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
As a matter of constitutional tradition, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we presume that governmental regulation of the content… — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
Since a democratic society repudiates the principle of external authority, it must find a substitute in voluntary disposition and interest; these can… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
Procedure is the bone structure of a democratic society. Our scheme of law affords great latitude for dissent and opposition. It compels… — Abe Fortas Copy Share Image
“True democracy speaks; it does not shout. It listens to reason, not the roar of populism.” — Bhuwan Thapaliya Copy Share Image
It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
Politics in a democratic society should not be treated like a baseball game, a game show or a soap opera. The times… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Party politics in modern democratic society means pandering to a wide variety of different groups and sympathizing with their often quite base… — Randal Marlin Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Many of the contradictions in Postmodern art come from the fact that we're trying to be artists in a democratic society. This… — Brad Holland Copy Share Image
Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
I believe that one of the most important institutions in a democratic society is a free press. — Jeremy Scahill Copy Share Image
