Instead of the function of governing, for which it is radically unfit, the proper office of a representative assembly is to watch… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
The right place for the League of Nations is not Geneva or the Hague, Ascher Ginsberg has dreamed of a Temple on… — Ahad Ha'am Copy Share Image
I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
We, the lineal representatives of the successful enactors of one scene of slaughter after another, must, whatever more pacific virtues we may… — William James Copy Share Image
I would rather have my fate in the hands of 23 representative citizens of the county than in the hands of a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm one of the top 2 or 3 or 4 most conservative members in the House of Representatives when it comes to economics. — Jeb Hensarling Copy Share Image
The people can never willfully betray their own interests: But they may possibly be betrayed by the representatives of the people; and… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate… — James K. Polk Copy Share Image
A newly elected representative quickly discovers that his job in government-aside from making new laws-is to act as a broker, middleman, special… — William Greider Copy Share Image
The people will not rest until the Pahlavi rule has been swept away and all traces of tyranny have disappeared. As long… — Ruhollah Khomeini Copy Share Image
the whole flavor and quality of the American representative government turns to ashes on the tongue, if one regards that government as… — Margaret Halsey Copy Share Image
We use the word "God" as representative of that which is timeless, immortal and infinite, that which produces order, which holds together… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Inequality also distorts our democracy. It gives an outsized voice to the few who can afford high-priced lobbyists and unlimited campaign contributions,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton is the smooth central representation of all that, and 'all that' is more or less what is in power now… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
The duty of a politician for me is to be a representative: a politician is not an expert, experts are experts, hired… — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes, in which former terrorists become well-regarded representatives… — Jurgen Habermas Copy Share Image
If I really believed in Friedman's economic theory, then I'd be quite satisfied to spend the rest of my life with a… — Nigel Lawson Copy Share Image
The natural tendency of representative government, as of modern civilisation, is towards collective mediocrity: and this tendency is increased by all reductions… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Extensive violations of human rights (torture, forced reduction of living standards for much of the population, police-sponsored death squads, destruction of representative… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It is unconscionable for children in our prosperous country, or anywhere for that matter, to go without food. I implore everyone to… — Kevin Nealon Copy Share Image
In this world which is losing faith in so called representative democracy, there are new developments in participatory democracy. These are very… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
In a certain sense, and to a certain extent, he [the president] is the representative of the people. He is elected by… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The funniest things just come from honesty. We have a tendency to see female characters as representative of something larger than what… — Elizabeth Meriwether Copy Share Image
We're talking about the Olympics. We're talking about trying to win the gold medal. All of these things can be overwhelming. But… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home. — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
