A democratic despotism is like a theocracy: it assumes its own correctness. — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
If you're a Christian and you're running for president and you want to make this into a theocracy, I'm not going to… — Benjamin Carson Copy Share Image
I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute. — Rick Santorum Copy Share Image
If you disagree with your government, that's political. If you disagree with your government that is approaching theocracy, then you're evil. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I'm yet to discover any form of theocracy that isn't homophobic, that isn't bigoted to the out group. — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
Heard in full sound, the Gospels tell about the establishment of a theocracy, and portray what theocracy looks like with Jesus as… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
“Ironically, (the church's) respect in the world declines in proportion to how vigorously we attempt to force others to adopt our point… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“ Who are your favorite heroines in real life? The women of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran who risk their lives and their… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we cannot impose a parliamentary democracy there any… — Nick Clooney Copy Share Image
We overthrew the feudal system in the 1600s, and the theocracy in the 1700s. But currently, corporations play similar roles in many… — John Battelle Copy Share Image
Until everyone in this country over 35 has passed away, the theocracy will still be alive. And I am not actually of… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
“The hijab-related deaths and death sentences in Iran show that breaking the attire laws is more dangerous adventure than breaking the nudity… — R. N. Prasher Copy Share Image
Somewhere in the other side of nowhere is a place in space beyond time where the Gods of mythology dwell. ... These… — Sun Ra Copy Share Image
We do not want to live in a theocracy. We should maintain that barrier and government has no business telling someone what… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
The kingdom of God is a theocracy. And as it is the only form of government which will redeem and save mankind,… — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
I know a whole generation has been raised on the notion of multiculturalism; that all civilizations are just different. No! Not always.… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Under theocracies and other authoritarian regimes, the rulers are the moral authorities. Under genuine democracy some basic values are entrenched in the… — Mario Bunge Copy Share Image
I was enthralled and moved by Azar Nafisi's account of how she defied, and helped others to defy, radical Islam's war against… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
The great majority of us are Muslims. We follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (may peace be upon him). We are… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah Copy Share Image
What we argue in the piece is that the headscarf has become a political symbol for an ideology of Islam that is… — Asra Nomani Copy Share Image
I don't know of a single instance of these Arab freedom fighters holding up pictures of bin Laden. I know many instances… — Paul Wolfowitz Copy Share Image
The American experiment is not a theocracy and does not establish an official religion, but the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution… — William H. Pryor, Jr Copy Share Image
And if our goal as moral citizens is to make the world a better place, then there is only once choice: to… — Ezra Levant Copy Share Image
“When the Washington Post telephoned me at home on Valentine's Day 1989 to ask my opinion about the Ayatollah Khomeini's fatwah ,… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Many religious fundamentalists around the world would like to see the establishment of theocracies — states where religion and government are closely… — John Lee Copy Share Image
“Killing, raping and looting have been common practices in religious societies, and often carried out with clerical sanction. The catalogue of notorious… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
“Like the Nazis, the cadres of jihad have a death wish that sets the seal on their nihilism. The goal of a… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Shrouded as he was for a decade in an apparent cloak of anonymity and obscurity, Osama bin Laden was by no means… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Edward genially enough did not dis agree with what I said, but he didn't seem to admit my point, either. I wanted… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Hitherto, the Palestinians had been relatively immune to this Allahu Akhbar style. I thought this was a hugely retrograde development. I said… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I started writing songs in high school and always wanted to have a band, and eventually my creative endeavors developed into Theocracy.… — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
Few things are more commonly misunderstood than the nature and meaning of theocracy. It is commonly assumed to be a dictatorial rule… — R.J. Rushdoony Copy Share Image
“We often hear the Church referred to as a democracy, when in reality, instead of being a church where the body is… — N. Eldon Tanner Copy Share Image
The Constitution and laws of the United States resemble a theocracy more closely than any government now on the earth, or that… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
“Theocracy has been rightly abolished not because it is bad that learned priests should govern ignorant laymen, but because priests are wicked… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
I believe in an America ... where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public policy from the Pope, the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
In Iran, there is no freedom of the press, no freedom of speech, no independent judiciary, no free elections. There is no… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
Our country, though it is not a theocracy, you will not understand democracy if you don't understand the biblical foundations and traditions… — Paula White Copy Share Image
You feel sometimes when you hear analysts and knowledgeable people talking about Iran that they fear so much about the survival of… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
America wasn't founded as a theocracy. America was founded by people trying to escape theocracies. Never in history have we had a… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
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