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James L. Buckley has 17 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can only be controlled, if at all, by…
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Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it…
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They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of…
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What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is, not money, but votes.
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In rendering its decision in our case, the Supreme Court equated money with speech because these days it takes the first to…
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I had hoped that the current presidential campaign debates might educate the public as to what is really involved in the ongoing…
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If enough people openly engage in conduct once considered reprehensible, we rewrite the rule book and assume that God, as a good…
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The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned about, involves the putative sale of votes…
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What distinguishes the campaign finance issue from just about every other one being debated these days is that the two sides do…
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Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I refer to term limitations, which can serve…
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Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for the welfare of congressional souls may well…
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As a consequence, the Court ruled that the limits on campaign spending violated the First Amendment, but it accepted the $1,000 limit…
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As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic…
— James Bovard
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This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can only be controlled, if at all, by…
— James L. Buckley
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And so I have studied, I have to tell you, revolutions and uprisings for a long time. They are all slightly different,…
— Madeleine Albright
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The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.
— Jimmy Carter
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Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take. We want this not only…
— Lyndon B. Johnson
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Every democratic system evolves its own conventions. It is not only the water but the banks which make the river.
— Indira Gandhi
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People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we…
— Jose Saramago
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If one meets a powerful person - Adolf Hitler, Joe Stalin or Bill Gates - ask them five questions: 'What power have…
— Tony Benn
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The citizens of Love Canal provided an example of how a blue-collar community with few resources can win against great odds (a…
— Lois Gibbs
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All forms of power - even based on the consensus of the democratic system - react when they are being attacked, or…
— Dario Fo
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For a fledging democratic system to succeed, we need citizens who understand the procedures, believe in democratic rules and get personally involved.
— Friedrich Naumann
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I believe in a real democratic system, with a state of law and freedom of the press. I believe in a free,…
— Sebastian Pinera
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