Our Democratic Quotes

36 quotes by 31 authors

The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation. — Jimmy Carter
The discrepancy between American ideals and American practice - between our aims and what we actually do - creates a moral dry rot which eats… — Helen Gahagan Douglas
It is much simpler and easier to collect and caress the trophies of our democratic inheritance than it is to fashion up-to-date tools with which… — Charles Ferguson
Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take. We want this not only for his sake… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Credible reporting indicates that Al Qaeda is moving forward with its plans to carry out a large-scale attack in the United States in an effort… — Tom Ridge
Virtually everywhere in the world, people still wake up and want their country to be more like the United States than any other nation. We… — Eliot Spitzer
We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical… — Edward Bernays
There are credentials for admission to our democratic society [...]. You have to be educated in order to be a participant in our conversation So… — Richard Rorty
The citizens of Love Canal provided an example of how a blue-collar community with few resources can win against great odds (a multi-billion-dollar international corporation… — Lois Gibbs
In our democratic society, the library stands for hope, for learning, for progress, for literacy, for self-improvement and for civic engagement. The library is a… — Vartan Gregorian
Even in our democratic New England towns the accidental possession of wealth, and its manifestation in dress and equipage alone, obtain for the possessor almost… — Henry David Thoreau
If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most… — Chen Shui-bian
It is a pity that so many Americans today think of the Indian as a romantic or comic figure in American history without contemporary significance.… — Felix S. Cohen
This wasnâ€™t just an attack against the Boston Marathon... It was an attack against the American public and our democratic use of the streets. We… — Amby Burfoot
Radical Islamic fundamentalists harbor contempt for our democratic way of life and, given the opportunity, will stop at nothing to accomplish their goal of bringing… — Paul Weyrich
Western civilization, Christianity, decency are struggling for their very lives. In this worldwide civil war, race prejudice is our most dangerous enemy, for it is… — Mordecai
When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and… — J. William Fulbright
I think that's most unfortunate about our Democratic system, that you're confining it to people who are either very wealthy in their own right or… — Birch Bayh
We have new developing ties with Japan whom always supports our democratic process and economic development. — Ali Abdullah Saleh
In our democratic culture people often think it is threatening to judge another person's taste. Some are even offended by the suggestion that there is… — Roger Scruton

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