Democracy Quote by Jane Mayer Download Open image “The fear is that we'll move in the direction from being a democracy to an oligarchy.” — Jane Mayer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Democracy Fear Moving Oligarchy
Fear is a treacherous leader. It shrinks from the new and fails to meet the challenges of the future. — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
The politics of fear has brought us everything we are afraid of, including the endless wars, the collapsing economy - all the rest. — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression. — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
What we face is a scared populace, and because it's scared, it's willing to put up with what I think are inevitably more moves… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image
We have become a nation ruled by fear. Since the end of the Second World War, various political leaders have fostered fear in the… — Mike Gravel Copy Share Image
We need not fear any isms if our democracy is achieving the ends for which it was established. — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
There's no need to be fearful of me. I am involved in the welfare of people and giving them good governance. — Yogi Adityanath Copy Share Image
Dictators and oppressors should continue to fear me because I will be here for a long time. — Lech Walesa Copy Share Image
The lack of societal and institutional safeguards provides fertile ground for populist movements fueled by fear. — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
“David Brock, a conservative apostate who became a liberal activist, described the Heritage Foundation, where he was a young fellow, as almost completely under… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“The early think tank was not a spy operation, but it was funded by wealthy men who had no objections to using pretexts and… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“Americans for Prosperity annoyed some of the Tea Partiers,” recalls the libertarian blogger Ralph Benko. “These people drove up, opened the door, put T-shirts… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“When Barack Obama took office, the fossil fuel industry was not only eager to preserve its perks but also more militant in its opposition… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
One of the oddities of this election is the man that [Donald] Trump chose as his vice-president, Mike Pence, is one of the Kochs'… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“The candidates promised to cut taxes for those in the highest brackets, preserve Wall Street loopholes, tolerate the off-shoring of manufacturing jobs and profits,… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“radicals in Congress refused to back down, bringing virtually the entire federal government to a halt for sixteen days in October, leaving the country… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
What I write about is how much influence it's had in things like state legislatures and governorships and congressional races. The other thing that's… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“Two months into their tenure, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee also led a crusade against alternative, renewable energy programs. They successfully… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
If the members of parliament no longer consider themselves mandatories of the taxpayers but deputies of those receiving salaries, wages, subsidies, doles, and other… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
For not only every democracy, but certainly every republic, bears within itself the seeds of its own destruction. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
There is plenty of time for Republicans to have a Macaca moment. But right now, as of October 17, 2014, the Republican Senate candidates… — Matthew Continetti Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Vote for Donald Trump. You're going to see something and you'll be so happy, you'll be so thrilled. This [presidential] election is about every… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Failure to find a way to incorporate political Islam in democracy, however uncomfortable its ideology is for secular liberals, will mean we have given… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image