The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.

Russell observes that “the merits of democracy are negative: it does not ensure good government, but it prevents certain evils,” such as the evil of a small group of individuals achieving a secure monopoly on...

Anarchism? You bet your sweet betsy. The only cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy. Much more.

Just the other day the AP wire had a story about a man from Arkansas who entered some kind of contest and won a two-week vacation–all expenses paid–wherever he wanted to go. Any place in...

For 60 years, my country, the United States, pursued stability at the expense of democracy in this region, here in the Middle East, and we achieved neither.

When enough people realize that they are slaves but don’t have to be, revolutions happen.

DiMaggio’s grace came to represent more than athletic skill in those years. To the men who wrote about the game, it was a talisman, a touchstone, a symbol of the limitless potential of the human...

Allowing ourselves to become a nation of silent, secretive, timid citizens is likely to result in a system of democracy and justice that is neither very democratic nor very just.

I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.

Perhaps the most important thing I learned was about democracy, that democracy is not our government, our constitution, our legal structure. Too often they are enemies of democracy.

When we say ‘democracy’ we have to mean what we say.

America operates under the notion of equality before the law. Basic fairness is an article of faith. We may not agree on everything all of the time, but we select our leaders together. And when...

Any constituency that needs amending, is a prototype in error.

Democracy is in the blood of Musalmans, who look upon complete equality of manhood [mankind]…[and] believe in fraternity, equality and liberty.

I knew I was alone in a way that no earthling has ever been before.

And I apologize to all of you who are the same age as my grandchildren. And many of you reading this are the same age as my grandchildren. They, like you, are being royally shafted...

We are in a democracy, and I think for all issues, whatever matters that the opposition may have apprehension on, there is a forum, and it is called Parliament.

Democracy… while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.

A pure democracy is generally a very bad government, It is often the most tyrannical government on earth; for a multitude is often rash, and will not hear reason.

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civic demobilization,” conditioning an electorate to being aroused for a brief spell, controlling its attention span, and then encouraging distraction or apathy. The intense pace of work and the extended working day, combined with job...

A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

The march of freedom and democracy . . . will leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash heap of history as it has left other tyrannies which stifle the freedom and muzzle the self-expression of the people.

There is nothing negative about a group of people crying out for democracy – and if my voice counts, I will be vocal.

Information is the currency of democracy.

Wouldn’t it be more of a free country,” persisted Francie “if we could ride in them free?” “No.” “Why?” “Because that would be Socialism,” concluded Johnny triumphantly, “and we don’t want that over here.” “Why?”...

Turkey shares Europe’s fundamental values of democracy and the rule of law.

Any government’s condemnation of terrorism is only credible if it shows itself to be responsive to persistent, reasonable, closely argued, non-violent dissent. And yet, what’s happening is just the opposite. The world over, non-violent resistance...

The people want to go back to the time when democracy was in full bloom.

I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class. The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about...

Most people associate reading with laying on the beach. They don’t see that it’s crucial for a democracy!

Socialism, Puritanism, Philistinism, Christianity—he saw them all as allotropic forms of democracy, as variations upon the endless struggle of quantity against quality, of the weak and timorous against the strong and enterprising, of the botched...

I’m an extreme libertarian, but I realize we’re in a democracy, and in a democracy, people can have views of all stripes, and there’s no reason to argue about it.

If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.

This is democracy, definitely,

China has to go along with world trends. That’s democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.

There is no basis for democracy except in a dogma about the divine origin of man. That is a perfectly simple fact which the modern world will find out more and more to be a...

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletariat to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeoisie.

Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.

Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for...

Political cynicism, disengagement, democratic decadence — call it what you will — is too often an excuse for physical and intellectual laziness.

So Iasked Dr Ceric if he thought there was a conflict between European values and Islam. ‘Not at all,’ hesaid. ‘Respect for other religions lies at the heart of Islam. And the principle of democracy...

Now I have very little respect for the electoral system in the United States. I could have respected it in the early days, when the country was small and we had small population. The system...

For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence — on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of...

From this day onward whatever circumstances may jam my way I’ll break through it unscathed for in the end who will but suffer but me, so much so that I will reach for the unreachable,...

May the efforts at ensuring sustainable peace and meaningful democracy in the interests of the nation and the people bear fruit during the New Year.

I think that the future belongs to democracy, but not to capitalism, because they are opposite camps.

I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people.

There is a very simple relationship between increased socioeconomic rifts in the society and increased violence, criminality, war, increased lack of trust between people, health problems and social exclusion – but it seems to be...