Democratic Quotes - page 43

Even 51 per cent of a nation can establish a totalitarian and dictatorial règime, suppress minorities, and still remain democratic; there is, as we have said, little doubt that the American Congress and the French Chambre have a power over their respective nations which would rouse the envy of a Louis XIV or a George III were they alive today. (Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn)
As a prisoner of conscience committed to peaceful transition to democracy, I urge Europe to apply economic sanctions against Ethiopia. What short-term pain may result will be compensated by long-term gain. A pledge to re-engage energetically with a democratic Ethiopia would act as a catalyst for reform. View quote
Eskinder Nega
We live in an age of global expectations. Our hopes have converged in many ways, none more so than in our democratic aspirations. View quote
Eskinder Nega
Tony Rezko and Bill Ayers should lead the Democratic Party. They are the only Democrats with any convictions. View quote
Evan Sayet
Faster roads are not always safer roads - and virtually all societies, democratic or authoritarian, prefer safety over speed, even if many of their citizens enjoy fast driving. View quote
Evgeny Morozov
Revolution may not be pro-Western or democratic. View quote
Evgeny Morozov
Once Google is selected to run the infrastructure on which we are changing the world, Google will be there for ever. Democratic accountability will not be prevalent. You cannot file a public information request about Google. View quote
Evgeny Morozov
I knew that if it ever got down to a choice between the Party and our traditional democratic structure I would fight the Party and our traditional democratic structure I would fight the Party to the bitter end. View quote
Edward Dmytryk
There are moderates in Israel. There are moderates in Iran, there are moderates in the Republican Party, moderates in the Democratic Party. What we need to do is we need link all of these moderates together and to figure out a way by which this particular coalition can speak to important issues to marginalize the voice of the extremists. View quote
Feisal Abdul Rauf
It is work and personal worth which make a State great both politically and industrially, and in my estimation they are to be found in largest proportions in the Democratic party. View quote
Franklin Knight Lane
People don't realize that they're being played by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, but more so by the Democratic Party because the Democratic Party does not want another party in there. (Glenn Danzig)
No candidate dares to look for a new campaign model that could really enhance the democratic process. Instead we are left with the current one which makes our candidates look like hucksters. View quote
Greta Van Susteren
Democratic politicians, liberal activists and liberal news outlets routinely deploy incendiary rhetoric and wicked accusations to marginalize Republicans. View quote
Gary Bauer
Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies. View quote
Geoff Mulgan
What is invaluable about Angela Davis work is that she does not limit her politics to issues removed from broader social considerations, but connects every aspect of her scholarship and public interventions to what the contours of a truly democratic society might look like. View quote
Henry Giroux
I'm much more concerned about America than the Democratic Party. View quote
Howard Schultz
The Obama administration and the Democratic Congress have taken the biggest lurch to the left in policy in American history. There've been no - no Congress, no administration that has run this far to the left in such a small period of time. And there is a reaction to that. View quote
Haley Barbour
This is the voice of Vietnam Broadcasting from Hanoi, capitol of the Democratic republic of Vietnam. View quote
Hanoi Hannah
The reality is we talk a lot about it, but we really don't give everyone an opportunity to buy into it, and this combines both the best of Republican and Democratic ideals. View quote
Harold Ford, Jr.
The problem we are dealing with at the border is not a Democratic problem. It is not a Republican problem. It is an American problem. View quote
J. D. Hayworth
And if we are honest we have to make a distinction between a democratic Israel that wants to live in peace and the terrorists who want Israel wiped out. The Israelis were told to give up land for peace; they gave up the land, but got no peace. (J. D. Hayworth)
The democratic process is supposed to be one person one vote, but it turns out that money is talking louder than the votes. View quote
James Hansen
Everyone agrees that our ultimate goal is to establish a free, open and democratic Iraqi government and bring our men and women in uniform home as soon as possible. View quote
James T. Walsh
A lot of the things that we've been able to do in the last several years were Democratic ideas, including the structure for this new director of national intelligence. View quote
Jane Harman
Unlike with any other art form, filmmakers have this unique web of festivals. There are hundreds. It is a democratic system in which you submit films, and if they are good enough, they play. The only barrier to entry is the submission fee. View quote
Jason Reitman