I guess 35 years ago, I thought we had more of a democracy than we actually do. Majority support doesn't help unless… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Cows in India occupy the same position in society as women did in England before they got the vote. Woman was revered… — Stella Benson Copy Share Image
A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for Holy Communion, if he were… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of the fact that Israel is the one country in a very broad radius that - in which Arabs… — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image
The State, it cannot be too often repeated, does nothing and can give nothing which it does not take from somebody. The… — William Graham Sumner Copy Share Image
The Democrats want a pathway to citizenship for the illegal immigrants so they can become Democratic voters in a few years -… — Charlie Kirk Copy Share Image
Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means that we choose between two bodies of real,… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
Seeing how those companies operate, it didn't amount to a massive vote of confidence in their artists. There was talk of me… — Madeleine Peyroux Copy Share Image
The plurality of German campaign formats, including the televised debates, reflect that we in Germany don't directly vote for a person like… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
What the Republican National Committee did to Ron Paul was the height of rudeness and stupidity for this reason: Why would you… — Michael Steele Copy Share Image
In India, we have a right wing that is so vicious and so openly wicked, which is the Baratiya Janata party (BJP),… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
We wield an enormous influence over the world through how we choose to vote and what we choose to buy. Again, it's… — Anthony D. Barnosky Copy Share Image
To strengthen the grassroots at the party - at the party unit, at the county level, at the precinct level, and then… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Nearly everyone who is unemployed votes "Democrat." Nearly every immigrant, at least in the first generation, votes "Democrat." Nearly every non-white American… — Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley Copy Share Image
[W]e shall have the satisfaction of knowing that we have acted conscientiously, and have used our best judgment. And if we have… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
The old adage about giving a man a fish versus teaching him to fish has been updated by a reader: Give a… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
It's quite clear that Gore won most of the votes. I think the accurate description for them is a military plutocracy. Having… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
The question is not what anybody deserves. The question is who is to take on the God-like role of deciding what everybody… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
If we take into account that women have had the right to vote only for some 100 years - in some countries… — Dalia Grybauskaite Copy Share Image
I think we have got to do a better job explaining to people why their vote does count. I think people feel… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
Political analysts say that President Bush's re-election strategy is to try and convince Americans that he's a war president. I don't get… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
After we testified before the Credentials Committee in Atlantic City, their Mississippi representative testified also. He said I got 600 votes but… — Fannie Lou Hamer Copy Share Image
None of this seems to affect the leadership, that people don't go out to vote, that they don't feel the need to… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
Every time voter fraud occurs, it cancels out the vote of a lawful citizen and undermines democracy - can't let that happen.… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The principle, that should be a fundamental principle in our democracy, the principle of "one person, one vote," says that the vote… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
As the quintessential swing state, Ohio has been on the front lines of battles to restrict access to the vote and make… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
If you read Mein Kampf, Hitler's book, which I have outside, I bought it when I was eleven, Hitler said, "democracy inevitably… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
In a Democracy, the real rulers are the dexterous manipulators of votes, with their placemen, the mechanics who so skillfully operate the… — Konstantin Pobedonostsev Copy Share Image
When it comes to relationships, it's nice to have something that is your own and not everyone else's. That's not part of… — Hayden Panettiere Copy Share Image
Consider children as a beat. Clearly not an institution of power, children don't vote and they don't pass taxes. They have no… — Joan Konner Copy Share Image
Remember something, if you will, about voting: Voting is not a horse race, you're not going there thinking "Gee, I gotta pick… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
There's going to be a lot of people that don't like you, and there's nothing you can do about it. Instead of… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
High tax rates in the upper income brackets allow politicians to win votes with class warfare rhetoric, painting their opponents as defenders… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“Pick a leader who is strong and confident, yet humble. Intelligent, but not sly. A leader who encourages diversity, not racism. One… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
You might not be a big fan of politics, but you can still participate. All you need to do is vote for… — Emma Gonzalez Copy Share Image
If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government... The whole system of American Government… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
To simply say that black people made allegations that substantiated an unfair and selective prosecution where you had more than half of… — Cornell William Brooks Copy Share Image
I want people to be inspired! To remember how hard-fought the battle for the vote was, the debt we owe to women… — Sarah Gavron Copy Share Image
I was involved in the civil rights movement way back in the late '50s and through the '60s and '70s. I was… — George Takei Copy Share Image
Most of the presidential candidates' economic packages involve 'tax breaks,' which is when the government, amid great fanfare, generously decides not to… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
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