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133 Our Democracy quotes by 109 unique authors
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We teach them to take their patriotism at second-hand; to shout with the largest crowd without examining into the right or wrong of the matter…
— Mark Twain
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The problems that exist on Wall Street today go to the center of a debate in this country about wealth and democracy. We cannot keep…
— Dennis Kucinich
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Network technology has irrevocably changed campaigning and elections. It has the potential to transform governance and the workings of our democracy for the better.
— Beth Simone Noveck
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I am furious at the way that we have allowed money to subvert our democracy. I am appalled at the way that the U.S., a…
— Alex Gibney
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The right to vote should be considered sacred in our democracy.
— Charles B. Rangel
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If we, as individuals, want to keep control of our democracy - rather than have a government paid for by corporate interest checks - then…
— Michael Bennet
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Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to working for it…
— Keith Ellison
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Billionaires like the Koch brothers, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, and political puppet master Karl Rove should not be able to buy our elections. Secret money…
— Hank Johnson
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I have always been of the opinion that the right kind of journalism is a critical part of our democracy.
— Pierre Omidyar
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My father offered his life so our democracy could live. My mother devoted her life to nurturing that democracy. I will dedicate my life to…
— Benigno Aquino III
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Our democracy is predicated on the belief that our government should be accessible by the people. We cannot allow ourselves to give in to fear…
— Erik Paulsen
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To get back to the kind of shared prosperity and upward mobility we once considered normal will require another era of fundamental reform, of both…
— Robert Reich
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The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We do it at…
— Wesley Clark
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In our democracy, political parties have to raise funds to campaign and put their policies to the electorate, and as a proud supporter of the…
— David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville
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I pray that this council, which will probably be too late to save Iraq, will do what it can, which will be immeasurably strong in…
— Ed Asner
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Voters must have faith in the electoral process for our democracy to succeed.
— Blanche Lincoln
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Our democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americans that we can help…
— Barbara Boxer
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I do think that we are facing a crisis in our democracy. As true patriots, each and every one of us has to speak up,…
— Robert Greenwald
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But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet these challenges.
— Lee H. Hamilton
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There is so much that can be done, you see, the assembly is about improving our democracy.
— Ron Davies
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Although we dealt decisively with all terrorist organizations, we at the same time not only maintained, preserved our democracy, but kept improving it.
— Bulent Ecevit
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Under the leadership of this President, the state of the union is not strong. We are being pulled apart rather than pulling together. Our democracy…
— Jose Serrano
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The defense of our democracy against the forces that threaten it from without has made some of its failures to function at home glaringly apparent.
— Wendell Willkie
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The last two elections were stolen. They were stolen and so we will not rest until we reclaim our democracy and this is what today…
— Barbara Lee
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If our republican form of government is perishing because communications - the infrastructure of that republic - is under the yoke of international business how,…
— Mark Lloyd
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