Democratic Quotes

1368 Democratic quotes by 898 unique authors

Everything which bars freedom and fullness of communication sets up barriers that divide human beings into sets and cliques, into antagonistic sects and factions, and… — John Dewey
There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen. — Sydney J. Harris
We have allowed corporations to decide the fate of the cities. We hardly speak of democratic development. — Glenn Ford
The world has got more democracies than ever, and human rights are high on almost every country's agenda. Still, corruption and oppression are far too… — Anna Lindh
The most popular man under a democracy is not the most democratic man, but the most despotic man. The common folk delight in the exactions… — H. L. Mencken
The democratic thought is based on that 'ordinary people' are suitable to rule themselves. — Torbjorn Tannsjo
To decide once every few years which members of the ruling class is to repress and crush the people through parliament-this is the real essence… — Vladimir Lenin
Only by fighting for democratic power do workers educate themselves up to the level of being able to wield that power. — Unknown Author
I think that if it is.. has to do with global warming, or if it has to do with raising the minimum wage, or if… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
I think the democratic movement will be repressed for now, only to erupt again somewhere down the line.And more blood will be shed, just like… — Nien Cheng
A democratic form of government, a democratic way of life, presupposes free public education over a long period; it presupposes also an education for personal… — Eleanor Roosevelt
Every democratic system evolves its own conventions. It is not only the water but the banks which make the river. — Indira Gandhi
The idea that each individual has intrinsic, God-given value and is of infinite worth quite apart from any social contribution - an idea most pagans… — Elaine Pagels
It is obvious that the most despotic forms of social organization would be suitable for inert men who are satisfied with the situation fate has… — Madame de Stael
You see few people here in America who really care very much about living a Christian life in a democratic world. — Clare Boothe Luce
The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadows of states rights and walk forthrightly into the bright… — Hubert H. Humphrey
I have cherished the ideal a democratic and free society . . . it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. — Eleanor Roosevelt
All the nationalists are wasms - except one, the most powerful of this century, indeed, of the entire democratic age, which is nationalism. — John Lukacs
The chief safeguard of personal freedom in a democratic society is the anarchy and disorder of capitalist individualism. — Christopher Dawson
Predatory capitalism created a complex industrial system and an advanced technology; it permitted a considerable extension of democratic practice and fostered certain liberal values, but… — Noam Chomsky
The idea of private property universal but private, the idea of families free but still families, of domesticity democratic but still domestic, of one man… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I considered mores to be one of the great general causes responsible for the maintenance of a democratic republic . . . the term "mores"… — Alexis de Tocqueville
In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict… — Alexis de Tocqueville
In democratic centuries, on the contrary, when the duties of each individual toward the species are much clearer, devotion toward one man becomes rarer: the… — Alexis de Tocqueville
I knew that however bad the Republican party was, the Democratic party was much worse. The elements of which the Republican party was composed gave… — Frederick Douglass

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