Famous Quotes & Sayings

David K. Shipler

Obama has already rejected the bright sunlight of public knowledge, which is democracy's great disinfectant and cure.

Bernie Sanders

Democracy is one person, one vote and a full discussion of the issues that affect us. Oligarchy is billionaires buying elections, voter suppression and a concentrated corporate media determining what we see, hear and read.

Helen Thomas

I suppose that's democracy really. But everybody with a laptop thinks they're a journalist these days. That's a problem.

The problem is there is no such thing as a viable democracy made up of experts, zealots, politicians and spectators.

We once worried that democracy could not survive if an undereducated populace knew too little. Now we worry if it can survive us knowing too much.

It's just one more way the Legislature can have an impact on democracy.

Boris Yeltsin

It's not democracy when a dictator is walking around with a sword in his hand. This is inadmissible.

Cindy Sheehan

That's democracy. He should be doing the will of the people.

Richard Boucher

expanding economic opportunity and democracy (and) respect for the rule of law.

David Kennedy

Syria has been on the wrong side of history. Increasingly, the rest of the Middle East is moving towards democracy and freedom. On the other hand, Syria has always supported terror.

It's in the interest of that district that democracy be preserved.

Winston Churchill

Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

Democracy is the key to our strategy throughout southeastern Europe,

Abraham Lincoln

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people

Democracy is taking its first steps in my country. It needs international help to grow.

Democracy has not failed; the intelligence of the race has failed before the problems the race has raised

James Russell Lowell

Democracy give every man the right to be his own oppressor.

The next government will have the greatest legitimacy of any administration since the return to democracy in 1982.

Winston Churchill

Nothing would induce me to vote for giving women the franchise. I am not going to be henpecked into a question of such importance.

Ciaran Hinds

No nation can claim, 'We are an uncorrupt nation, therefore we will tell you what the morals of democracy are.'

They have seven months to listen to us, to the voters, and to do the right thing. The people have spoken. This is what democracy looks like.

We see Turkey as a very successful example of democracy in the Islamic world. It is a very good example for us.

Colum McCann

Stories are the best democracy we have. We are allowed to become the other we never dreamed we could be.

Colin Powell

Our model of politics is one that it is inclusive of all members of the society; all should be represented. That is the nature of our democracy.

In a democracy there are only two types of power: there's organized people and organized money, and organized money only wins when people aren't organized.

Alejandro Toledo

There are great reasons to celebrate. This is a gigantic step toward the recovery of democracy and liberty.

Coretta Scott King

If sexual relations between consenting adults are not part of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Constitution, then American democracy is in trouble.

Dario Fo

Scandals are the fertilizer of Western democracy.

The reinstatement of parliament is a major step on the long path towards re-establishing democracy in Nepal and ensuring stable democracy.

Greg Mortenson

We're trying to plug in democracy. You can't do that. You can't just tell people to vote. You have to put in education, and land ownership.

Bernard Kouchner

we have been making real progress, significant steps toward stability and democracy. ... The world did not intervene to make Kosovo safe for revenge and intolerance.

Vandana Shiva

We must occupy the food system to create food democracy.

Bernie Sanders

Super PACs and a corrupt campaign finance system are destroying American democracy. We're proud that we have received four million individual contributions, more than any candidate in American history at this point.