American Quote by Sheldon Whitehouse

“The real menace of our Republic is the invisible government, which like a giant octopus sprawls its slimy legs over our cities, states and…

— John Francis Hylan

“this Republicrat Junta has created the most corrupt, unanswerable, greedy system in the history of civilization, and, they are working night and day to…

— Joseph Befumo

“Until you actually join this government you say that you defend and join it on the same basis as any other citizen then I…

— Walter Jon Williams

“With the land and possession of America rapidly passing into the hands of a favored few; with great corporations taking the place of individual…

— Clarence Darrow

“Constitutional democracy, you see, is no romantic notion. It's our defense against ourselves, the one foe who might defeat us.”

— Bill Moyers

As a Marine officer, I defended our democracy from foreign enemies. As a Member of Congress, I am solemnly resolved to defend it from…

— Jake Auchincloss

“We have to be well fed, the gringo tells us, so we can defend the country. In exchange for these pleasures, we cannot let…

— Manlio Argueta

“I reply with my own bout of sarcasm, speaking in my best George Dubya voice. “Corporate America, driven by the power elite, a group…

— Aaron B. Powell

“the United States government was at the mercy of special-interest groups, lobbies like the National Rifle Association and the American Medical Association, the automobile…

— Joyce Carol Oates

“Thinking citizens are no good to democracy, either you obey blind or be branded a terrorist. Either you hold your mouth, mind and backbone,…

— Abhijit Naskar

A civically engaged citizenry feeds oxygen to our democracy.

— Alex Padilla

“We're living in a perverted and twisted smokescreen of democracy that's nothing short of dictatorship, where the unelected actually rule. And behind it lurks…

— Sibel Hodge