Representative Quotes

267 quotes by 240 authors

Consequently, citizen legislators, rotating back to their communities after a short period of public serviceâ€”considered an indispensable and routine characteristic and design of representative government… — Mark Levin
The easiest way to establish a dictatorship is to claim you are God's representative on earth. — Christopher Hitchens
Tyranny is the political corollary of socialism, as representative government is the political corollary of the market economy. — Ludwig von Mises
A messy participatory process is representative democracy at its best. — Mark McKinnon
Representative government demands an ongoing conversation between legislators and constituents. — Alan Siegel
Let me put it this way: when I read, I learned the world was not as small as my house. And that everybody in my… — Terry McMillan
I think reconceptualizing Microsoft as a devices and services company is absolutely what our vision is all about. Office 365 and Azure on the services… — Satya Nadella
Celebrities are not necessarily the richest people of all, but on the face of it, they seem to be representative of the very richest people. — Nancy Jo Sales
The perception of linked fate and that feeling of being always on the spot as a representative of the race, at least in mixed company,… — Randall Kennedy
An educated person is one who, through the travail of his own life, has assimilated the ideas that make him representative of his culture. — Mortimer Adler
I am proud to represent people who care so deeply about their communities. Their perseverance and strength only motivates me more as their representative in… — Martha Roby
When I was first elected to the House in 2006, it was important to me to send a clear message to the people of NY-20:… — Kirsten Gillibrand
Good Dems are good Dems. They want a representative that really reflects their values. — Yvette Clarke
The digital revolution has deepened the crisis within representative democracy. But as it forces its demise, it might also dictate its future. Traditional representative democracy… — Eduardo Paes
Governments are not representative. They have their own power, serving segments of the population that are dominant and rich. — Noam Chomsky
Only if we accept the proposition that the state of Israel is the exclusive and legitimate representative of the Jewish people would a movement calling… — Judith Butler
The Indian community in the U.K. has a unique place in our diaspora. U.K. is the first country which has an Indian community truly representative… — Preneet Kaur
The real Representative McDermott said Jason McDermott is no relation. The Congressman does have a son, but his name is James and he does not… — Bill Dedman
Cervantes is the most important Spanish writer. But he is not the most representative of the Spanish. His irony, his sense of humor - they… — Antonio Munoz Molina
Even a very brief tape-delay introduces a form of censorship into the broadcast - not direct governmental control, but it means that a network representative… — Frank Pierson

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