Democracies Quotes

143 quotes by 118 authors

I would like to see capital punishment suppressed in all democracies. — Lionel Jospin
Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America 's leadership and… — Bob Riley
We are a democracy and we don't believe in just hunting down gangsters and killing them. We believe in trying to find the gangsters and… — Cornel West
If you put your politicians up for sale, as the US does (alone in this among industrialized democracies), then someone will buy them--and it wonâ€™t… — Juan Cole
The diverse natures of men, combined with the necessity to satisfy in some manner the sentiment which desires them to be equal, has had the… — Vilfredo Pareto
The three main sources of scepticism are first, that not every people desires freedom second, that democracy in certain parts of the world would be… — Natan Sharansky
There isn't much point arguing about the word "libertarian." It would make about as much sense to argue with an unreconstructed Stalinist about the word… — Noam Chomsky
For over a century, popular struggles in the democracies have used the nation-state to temper raw capitalism. The power of voters has offset the power… — Robert Kuttner
Though editorialists at The New York Times and The Washington Post still don't get it, most Democrats in Congress finally do: Today's trade disputes are… — Robert Kuttner
In the past week it has become clear that the vote on the final healthcare bill will be very close. I take this vote with… — Dennis Kucinich
The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity. — James F. Cooper
The growing tide of anti-Semitism shocks the conscious of everyone who values freedom, and the ugly, hateful acts particularly stain the character of democracies where… — Mike Ferguson
The Irish Free State was one of dozens of new European democracies to emerge from the cauldron of the 1914-1918 war. It was one of… — John Bruton
The all but unanimous judgment seems to be that we, the democracies, are just as responsible for the rise of the dictators as the dictatorships… — Harry Emerson Fosdick
What nearly all suicide terrorist attacks have in common is a specific secular and strategic goal: to compel modern democracies to withdraw military forces from… — Robert Pape
I see corruption as a mortal enemy for young democracies. — Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
The law can seem remote, arcane, the stuff of specialists. But it isn't, because for those of us who live in democracies, the law begins… — Shereen El Feki
Democracies should be a delirium of choices - more options, not fewer; more avenues to travel, not fewer. — B. W. Powe
First of all, the world criticizes American foreign policy because Americans criticize American foreign policy. We shouldn't be surprised about that. Criticizing government is a… — Michael Mandelbaum
Women should not be penalized for being women. Equally, men should not be penalized for being men. I fear that in overly politically correct western… — Robert Black

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