Democratic Quotes

1368 Democratic quotes by 898 unique authors

Faster roads are not always safer roads - and virtually all societies, democratic or authoritarian, prefer safety over speed, even if many of their citizens… — Evgeny Morozov
Once Google is selected to run the infrastructure on which we are changing the world, Google will be there for ever. Democratic accountability will not… — Evgeny Morozov
Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies. — Geoff Mulgan
In 2008, I was one of the young feminist whippersnappers who voted for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries - or as… — Jessica Valenti
When the voice of your friend or the page of your book sinks into democratic equality with the pattern of the wallpaper, the feel of… — C.S. Lewis
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Art never responds to the wish to make it democratic; it is not for everybody; it is only for those who are willing to undergo… — Flannery O'Connor
A public library is the most democratic thing in the world. What can be found there has undone dictators and tyrants: demagogues can persecute writers… — Doris Lessing
Whether they be young in spirit, or young in age, the members of the Democratic Party must never lose that youthful zest for new ideas… — John F. Kennedy
It is above all in the present democratic age that the true friends of liberty and human grandeur must remain constantly vigilant and ready to… — Alexis de Tocqueville
During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against… — Nelson Mandela
Bolivia is a striking example. The mostly white, Europeanized elite, which is a minority, happens to be sitting on most of the hydrocarbon reserves. For… — Noam Chomsky
There is something reassuring about the toilets. Bodily functions at least remain democratic. Everybody shits. — Margaret Atwood
The Democratic Party supports criminals and Islamic terrorists but has no sympathy for taxpayers. — Ann Coulter
Human beings act in a great variety of irrational ways, but all of them seem to be capable, if given a fair chance, of making… — Aldous Huxley
The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
You know, there are two good things in life, freedom of thought and freedom of action. In France you get freedom of action: you can… — W. Somerset Maugham
So, is there hope for a truly democratic Africa? Long answer: Only if continent-wide improvements in education, human rights and public health are coupled with… — Jon Stewart
To-day we live so cowed under the bombardment of this intellectual artillery(the media) that hardly anyone can attain to the inward detachment that is required… — Oswald Spengler
No class or group or party in Germany could escape its share of responsibility for the abandonment of the democratic Republic and the advent of… — William L. Shirer
A good novel is one that shows the complexity of individuals, and creates enough space for all these characters to have a voice; in this… — Azar Nafisi
The Marxians love of democratic institutions was a stratagem only, a pious fraud for the deception of the masses. Within a socialist community there is… — Ludwig von Mises
The widespread abuse of prisoners is a virtually foolproof indication that politicians are trying to impose a system--whether political, religious or economic--that is rejected by… — Naomi Klein
The story of terrorism is written by the state and it is therefore highly instructive… compared with terrorism, everything else must be acceptable, or in… — Guy Debord
Is it a democratic society that condemns people to the accident of conception? What are we-monkeys? If you expect people to be responsible for their… — John Irving

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