America Quote by Barack Obama

Greece gave democracy to the rest of the world.

— Alexis Tsipras

“We honor the Greeks because in their art, literature, philosophy and civic history we discern the early stirrings of our own ideals—rationalism, humanism, democracy—which…

— Caroline Alexander

The Greeks had invented democracy, built the Acropolis and called it a day.

— David Sedaris

Many of our ideas of democracy, so much of our literature and philosophy and science can be traced back to roots right here in…

— Barack Obama

My father loved democracy. He loved the ancient Greeks because they invented democracy, and he shared their contempt for those who refused to participate…

— Kerry Kennedy

The American founders, when framing their governments, looked to the Bible for insights into human nature, civic virtue, social order, political authority and other…

— Daniel L Dreisbach

Our principles were revolutionary. We began as a small, weak republic. But we survived. Our example inspired others, imperfectly at times, but it inspired…

— Ronald Reagan

The Founding Fathers were truly some of the most gifted thinkers in history. They understood that power could be used to corrupt.

— Trish Regan

Americans, [John Adams] wrote in 1780, believed that their "revolution is as much for the benefit of the generality of Mankind in Europe, as…

— Gordon S. Wood

The United States was the first country in the history of the world to be consciously created out of an idea - and the…

— Nathaniel Branden

The Greeks... labored under the delusion that their democracy was a guarantee of peace and plenty, not realizing that unrestrained majority rule always destroys…

— Henry Grady Weaver

The Greek city-states politicised citizen and subject, creating institutions that were way ahead of anything in China or India. The politicians of antiquity exercised…

— Tariq Ali