Democracy Quote by Russell B. Long Download Open image “Democracy is like a raft: It won't sink, but you will always have your feet wet.” — Russell B. Long ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Democracy Feet Government Inspirational Wet
Democracy requires common ground on which all can stand, but that ground is sinking beneath our feet, and democracy may be going down the… — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
But you have to understand, American democracy is not like the system you have. We're not an ocean liner that sails across the ocean from point A to point B at 30 knots. That's not American democracy. American democracy is kind of like a life raft that bobs around the ocean all the time. Your feet are always wet. Winds… — Colin Powell Copy Share
“Monarchy is like a splendid ship, with all sails set it moves majestically on, but then it hits a rock and sinks for ever.… — Bernard Crick Copy Share Image
democracy ... begins from the ground up. Anything living grows from the bottom up. Everything dangerous, like bombs, gets dropped from the sky down. — Vandana Shiva Copy Share Image
Democracy is not something we have. It's something we do. — Doris "Granny D" Haddock Copy Share Image
democracy ... is not something that occurs overnight. It is not a gift delivered on a golden tray. Democracy is a long process of… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
Democracy is like blowing your nose. You may not do it well, but it's something you ought to do yourself. — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have. — Jon Voight Copy Share Image
Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. It can be easily lost, but is never finally won. — William H. Hastie Copy Share Image
Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your heart. — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Tax reform means, "Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree." — Russell B. Long Copy Share Image
Bring on those tired, labor-plagued, competition-weary companies and ESOP will breathe new life into them. They will find ESOP better than Geritol. It will… — Russell B. Long Copy Share Image
I expect to fight that proposition until hell freezes over. Then I propose to start fighting on the ice. — Russell B. Long Copy Share Image
If the FDA would spend a little less time and effort on small manufacturers of vitamins...and a little more on the large manufacturers of...dangerous… — Russell B. Long Copy Share Image
There are but three political-economic roads from which we can choose... We could take the first course and further exacerbate the already concentrated ownership… — Russell B. Long Copy Share Image
A [tax loophole is] something that benefits the other guy. If it benefits you, it is tax reform. — Russell B. Long Copy Share Image
A government by secrecy benefits no one. It injures the people it seeks to serve; it damages its own integrity and operation. It breeds… — Russell B. Long Copy Share Image
I really think that it's better to retire, in Uncle Earl's terms, when you still have some snap left in your garters. — Russell B. Long 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
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