Captives Quote by William Greider Download Open image “Democracy is held captive, not just by money, but by ideas - the ideas that money buys.” — William Greider ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Captives Democracy Ideas Money
I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics. — Imran Khan Copy Share Image
Through money, democracy becomes its own destroyer, after money has destroyed intellect. — Oswald Spengler Copy Share Image
The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Money power cannot be separated from democratic power without miscarriage and ensuing frustration - political and economic. Democracy implies the sovereignty of man; and,… — E.C. Riegel Copy Share Image
money that is in billions and monopolies isn't money at all, because the people have none, and money is democratic, everyone has to have… — Christina Stead Copy Share Image
Money originated with royalty and slavery, it has nothing to do with democracy or the struggle of the empoverished enslaved majority. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Because of the expensive system and the competition among various groups, democracy needs a lot of money. As a natural consequence it becomes the… — Corneliu Zelea Codreanu Copy Share Image
It's not about money. The money will flow. It's about power and influence. — Michael Ovitz Copy Share Image
In the United States, unlike any other advanced democracy, money really talks. Our Supreme Court has said that spending money on politicians is a… — T.R. Reid Copy Share Image
But we have a war of ideals and ideas, and that is to sell democracy... — John McCain Copy Share Image
If you think about it, Washington's overwhelming power in the world is founded on death, the awesome arsenal for killing people. — William Greider Copy Share Image
The threat to globalization is not the wasted American dollars but Washington's readiness to mix US commercial interests with its self-appointed role as global… — William Greider Copy Share Image
If US per capita income continues to grow at a rate of 1.5 percent a year, the country will have plenty of money to… — William Greider Copy Share Image
The burnt odor in Washington is from the disintegrating authority of the governing classes. — William Greider Copy Share Image
If one benefits tangibly from the exploitation of others who are weak, is one morally implicated in their predicament? Or are basic rights of… — William Greider Copy Share Image
The rich nations of the world are acting like ancient usurers, lending money to the desperate poor on terms that cannot possibly be met… — William Greider Copy Share Image
Maybe the reason some folks lag behind in our free enterprise system is because they depend too much on the free part and not… — William Greider Copy Share Image
If we have wealth, it will be protected from inflation and possibly even enhanced in value. — William Greider Copy Share Image
A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over… — William Greider Copy Share Image
The point is, the political reporters are the ones who no longer understand the ritual they are covering. They keep searching for political meanings… — William Greider Copy Share Image
The trauma of 9/11 stimulated infinite possibilities for worry - some quite plausible, but most inspired by remote what-if fantasies. A society bingeing on… — William Greider Copy Share Image
People without an internalized symbolic system can all too easily become captives of the media. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
My favorite job is being a father. I have four girls now. They're a captive audience. — Bruce Willis Copy Share Image
We live in all we seek. The hidden shows up in too-plain sight. It lives captive on the face of the obvious - the… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
Of all the jaw-droppingly beautiful women who've become genuine movie stars, none has had a longer film career (62 years), has been filmed in… — Robert Osborne Copy Share Image
Jah come to break downpression, rule equality, wipe away transgression, set the captives free. — Bob Marley Copy Share Image
The cry for freedom is a sign of suppression. It will not cease to ring as long as man feels himself captive. As diverse… — Wilhelm Reich Copy Share Image
It would drive the photographers crazy because I would giggle and tell jokes. I was gregarious, and looking back, I realize I had a… — Tracee Ellis Ross Copy Share Image
I envy not in any moods The captive void of noble rage, The linnet born within the cage, That never knew the summer woods. — Alfred Lord Tennyson Copy Share Image