Democracy Quote by Matthew Flinders

“Generic cynicism makes us feel hip and alternative even as we slip along with our fellow citizens into a morass of indifference.”

— Timothy Snyder

“Cynicism is one of the terrible obstacles to progress.”

— Bryant McGill

“WE END UP with the following situation: on the one hand, we have a news agenda dominated by reports of the workings of a…

— Alain de Botton

Cynicism is the last refuge of those who don't want to do the work of creating a better society.

— Robert Reich

“Although most people never overcome the habit of berating the world for their difficulties, those who are too weak to make a stand against…

— Max Horkheimer

“This is not the time to be looking for ways to dismiss a nascent movement against the power of capital, but to do the…

— Naomi Klein

“Without critical work, political awareness is likely to remain superficial and rhetorical.”

— Carter Heyward

“We once again see the painful reality of the spineless political intelligentsia”

— Nilantha Ilangamuwa

“shall I spend much of your time pointing out the degree to which televisual values influence the contemporary mood of jaded weltschmerz, self-mocking materialism,…

— David Foster Wallace

Without the truth of the people, politics degenerates into mere spectacle and democracy declines, leaving demagoguery and cynicism to fill the void.

— Jerry Brown

Cynicism is something which has become symbolic of imperial policy.

— Fidel Castro

Another cause for the increase in alienation and cynicism is a feeling that too many policy decisions that affect individuals have been taken out…

— Robert Teeter