In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices... →
Robert Caro
You know, we're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected.
Robert Moses wasn't elected to anything. We're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected. He had more power than anyone, and... →
I don't know whether it's age or maturity, but I certainly find myself committed more and more to the looser forms of Western democracy at... →
John le Carre
Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president.
Johnny Carson
We can't equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, which is primarily Hindu. The third largest... →
Jimmy Carter
I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've still... →
The experience of democracy is like the experience of life itself-always changing, infinite in its variety, sometimes turbulent and all the more... →
Abortion on demand, throughout the full nine months of a pregnancy, for virtually any reason, became public policy in the United States of America.... →
Robert Casey
There is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.
Fidel Castro