There must be equality of all men before God and in a democratic society. Now that's one of the great achievements. — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship. — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
We live in a democratic society that allows me to fight the revolution in the corridors of power. — Bez Copy Share Image
The equality of rights of all citizens is the basic tenet of modern democratic societies. — Jacques Maritain Copy Share Image
Democratic societies can't force people. Therefore they have to control what they think. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“In the face of reformer civilians, even the politicians themselves will forget which party they belong to, so will their next of… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
One needs to know what the hierarchy of values are from which one takes inspiration, and in a democratic society this is… — Rocco Buttiglione Copy Share Image
I grew up in a dictatorship, so I really appreciate democracy. I think democracy isn't just a random thing that's around -… — Paul van Dyk 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
That's the place we're in right now: we think we have the capability to get every piece of information, and we don't.… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share Image
When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
[ Alexis de] Tocqueville said it in 1835, and it's as true today as it was then: 'Despotism may govern without faith,… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to… — J. William Fulbright 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
Our democratic societies are in danger. In allowing ourselves to be infiltrated by fear, to be blinded by the passion of identity,… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth.… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
We believe that this initiative is a critical first step in our nation s effort to provide every student with a comprehensive,… — Lily Eskelsen Garcia 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
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
There's just so many facets, I think, of the ignorance in our society that have to be corrected if we're really going… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
Markets are a social construction, they're made from institutions. We in a democratic society create markets, we constitute markets, we bring them… — Douglas Massey Copy Share Image
The world has got more democracies than ever, and human rights are high on almost every country's agenda. Still, corruption and oppression… — Anna Lindh Copy Share Image
If a [democratic] society displays less brilliance than an aristocracy, there will also be less wretchedness; pleasures will be less outrageous and… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
With Taiwan, it took about 40 years to go from an authoritarian to a democratic society. — Ma Ying-jeou Copy Share Image
We're a democratic society. Shutting down the government should not be on the agenda. — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
But we don't have an example of a democratic society existing in a socialist economy - which is the only real alternative… — Peter L. Berger Copy Share Image
I personally believe that a democratic society is morally entitled to set and enforce a limit on the number of new immigrants… — Jan C. Ting Copy Share Image
Ensuring the access of all citizens to government information and to essential information for human development is a must for every democratic… — Koichiro Matsuura Copy Share Image
We must build a trickle-up media that reflects the true character of this country and its people. A democratic media serving a… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
In a democratic society, we politicians have to accept criticism, especially when it is founded. — Enrique Pena Nieto Copy Share Image
Thoughtful criticism and close scrutiny of all government officials by the press and the public are an important part of our democratic… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Students for a Democratic Society was also affiliated with the civil rights movement everywhere. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
It is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
“the struggle for an abolitionist democracy is aspiring to create the institutions that will truly allow for a democratic society. What” — Angela Y. Davis Copy Share Image
Still, corruption and oppression are far too common threats to the democratic society. — Anna Lindh Copy Share Image
There is little hope for democracy if the hearts of men and women in democratic societies cannot be touched by a call… — Margaret Thatcher 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
The chief safeguard of personal freedom in a democratic society is the anarchy and disorder of capitalist individualism. — Christopher Dawson Copy Share Image
Free speech underpins our democratic society and our universities have a long and proud history of being places where students and academics… — Gavin Williamson Copy Share Image
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