America Quote by Howard Zinn

“The American system is the most ingenious system of control in world history. With a country so rich in natural resources, talent, and labor…

— Howard Zinn

The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way to set…

— Barack Obama

The further the departure from direct and constant control by the citizens, the less has the government of the ingredient of republicanism.

— Thomas Jefferson

Without general elections, without freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, without the free battle of opinions, life in every public…

— Rosa Luxemburg

Only a well-organized movement of young people, educators, workers, parents, religious groups and other concerned citizens will be capable of changing the power relations…

— Henry Giroux

What keeps the democracy alive at all but the hatred of excellence; the desire of the base to see no head higher than their…

— Mary Renault

It is probable that democracy owes more to nonconformity than to any other single movement.

— R. H. Tawney

I think a way to behave is to think not in terms of representative government, not in terms of voting, not in terms of…

— Howard Zinn

“The most durable kind of change is that which is people-driven. In each of our transitions - from colonialism to independence, to development and…

— SBYudhoyono

In a democracy there is a centralization of governmental power in a simple majority.

— Anonymous

But the problems of perpetuating a hierarchical society go deeper than this. There are only four ways in which a ruling group can fall…

— George Orwell

Throughout history, when societies face tough economic times, we have seen democratic reforms deferred, decreased trust in government, persecution of minority groups, and a…

— Samantha Power