Famous Quotes & Sayings

Timothy Noah

Republican presidents talk about freedom. Democratic presidents talk about equality.

Clay Shirky

The web's democratic in one way and distinctly undemocratic in another way. And I think a lot of the confusion about the political ramifications have to do with that one word having so many meanings. So, it's democratic in that it quite literally delivers power to the people; it, it essentially opens up participation in the public's mind.

Ben Carson

The fact that our government is using instruments of government like the IRS to punish its opponents, this is not the kind of thing that is a Democrat or a Republican issue. This is an American issue... A lot of people do not feel free to express themselves.

I'm the most independent and conservative Democrat in New York State.

Richard Daley

We as Democrats have no apologies to make to anyone.

Benjamin Rush

I have alternately been called an Aristocrat and a Democrat. I am neither. I am a Christocrat.

Bill Vaughan

The faith in reason insists that the poverty of democracy offers a greater hope for mankind than the prosperity that attaches itself to aristocracy or despotism.

Bertrand Russell

A fanatical belief in democracy makes democratic institutions impossible.

Samantha Power

Throughout history, when societies face tough economic times, we have seen democratic reforms deferred, decreased trust in government, persecution of minority groups, and a general shrinking of the democratic space.

Rory Stewart

Democracy matters because it reflects an idea of equality and an idea of liberty. It reflects an idea of dignity, the dignity of the individual, the idea that each individual should have an equal vote, an equal say, in the formation of their government.

Condoleezza Rice

to lead the region in promoting democracy, as it has done in pursuit of peace.

Don Siegelman should be a star in the Democratic Party. Instead, he's a former elected official sentenced to prison by a right-wing judge in Alabama.

Orhan Pamuk

I have always thought that the place where you sleep or the place you share with your partner should be separate from the place where you write. The domestic rituals and details somehow kill the imagination. They kill the demon in me.

Peter Cohan

Most demos take 20 minutes or 40 minutes or -- God help you -- longer to get to the point.

Metro should study the democratic process before they study a way to get around it.

will have to give us free, fair elections and democracy .

Orrin Hatch

We have one Democrat who was willing to stand up to his own caucus. Let me tell you, that was a big-time thing.

We invite the public to speak. That's democracy in action, ... But I will not have any more recommendations to the board.

Dick Gephardt

We in the Democratic Party feel strongly that the people in the middle, the people stuck on the bottom, are the people we need to be giving the majority of this tax cut.

It didn't work so well for Democrats in '04 though.

Chris Shiflett

We get sweaty, 14-year-old boy's demo CDs, ... and no panties.

Martin Sheen

What we try to say is that it doesn't matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat or conservative or independent. You are equally responsible for your place in the culture, and you must make a contribution, and you must accept responsibility for what goes down on your watch.

Jose Barroso

We haven't ground to a halt but we have to respect the pace of democracy in each country. We hope that they will come up with a solution for stability in Germany because stability in Germany means stability for Europe too.

Barney Frank

Now, most of the time I'm going to agree with the Democrats and disagree with the Republicans.

The problem with having a state as expensive as New Jersey in play is that it might divert resources from other races. National Democrats would prefer not to spend money in New Jersey. But they may have to if this race gets close.

Lucy Powell

I wish that Iraq had not happened - and that we had not lost touch with so many of our natural supporters. But this should have provided an opportunity for the Liberal Democrats as a party. Yet their protest gains are now diminishing.

Evander Holyfield

I still love Mike; it's just those demons that possess him and make him do things. He needs to find a new savior.

I think Coldwater is really surplus. It's not as necessary as when it was first built. It's very expensive to maintain. It's going to have to have some major work done on it soon. I think it would be a smarter move on the Forest Service's part to get rid of Coldwater. Demolish it. Take it out.

Without Chafee, you're going to get an extremely liberal Democrat in that seat.

Warren Christopher

Without a free and independent media, true democracy is unattainable.

We recorded our demo in November and it should be out in a few weeks. You can listen to rough versions of the songs on our website.

Ayad Allawi

We are adamant that democracy is going to prevail, it's going to win in iraq and this is where terrorists are trying to hurt us and trying to undermine us.

Pork is the inevitable feature of the democratic process.