Democracy Quote by Fareed Zakaria

“The European history of the twentieth century shows us that societies can break, democracies can fall, ethics can collapse, and ordinary men can find…

— Timothy Snyder

We must never forget that many around the globe are denied the basic rights we enjoy as Americans. If we are to continue enjoying…

— James Inhofe

The history of the twentieth century was dominated by the struggle against totalitarian systems of state power. The twenty-first will no doubt be marked…

— Eric Schlosser

If you look back at the history of the twentieth century, Germany alone had practically destroyed Russia several times.

— Noam Chomsky

“History can familiarize, and it can warn. In the late nineteenth century, just as in the late twentieth century, the expansion of global trade…

— Timothy Snyder

Until the chance for political participation is there, we who are poor will continue to attack the soft part of the American system -…

— Cesar Chavez

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was more politically oriented. Part and parcel of the initial SNCC efforts was to not only go in for voter…

— Ella Baker

“A final irony has to do with the idea of political responsibility. Christians are urged to vote and become involved in politics as an…

— James Davison Hunter

“Because widespread participation is so central to popular sovereignty, we can say that the less political participation there is in a society, the weaker…

— Edward S. Greenberg

In the final analysis it doesn't really matter what the political system is...We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.

— Cesar Chavez

The Crown Prince has said he needs to broaden political participation in the governing of Saudi Arabia.

— Frank Carlucci

Look at what the Omar of Qatar is doing, for example - the King of Morocco, Jordan, Bahrain. There are reform movements taking place,…

— Frank Carlucci

“Thus individuals and communities of all faiths, or of none, enjoy two basic rights. One is the right to an autonomous social existence, free…

— Timothy Shah

In the 00s, it was often claimed that political apathy had replaced political participation. Membership of political parties and electoral turnout were both said…

— Owen Jones

[Conservatism:] Our revolutionary message... is that a self-disciplined people can create a political community in which an ordered liberty will promote both economic prosperity…

— Irving Kristol