On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what... →
Will Rogers
Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets in the way of it is... →
Henry Rollins
'Duck Dynasty' is a ridiculous show, and long may it wave. America and democracy will endure. They've seen a lot worse.
Citizens United didn't work. Hey, Koch brothers, Karl Rove, Shellgame Adelson: Democracy trumps money sometimes.
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is... →
Franklin D. Roosevelt
I think more so than the Republican Party, we reflect America on the Democratic side of the aisle, and that's a healthy thing. I mean, that's... →
Mike Ross
All countries in my part of the world, we want democracy to prevail. I told the people, 'If you want American policies to stop, we need to take... →
Hassan Rouhani
Democracy no longer means what it was meant to. It has been taken back into the workshop. Each of its institutions has been hollowed out, and it has... →
Arundhati Roy
There are many who criticise the United Nations. And those of us who know this institution well know that it is not immune from criticism. But those... →
Kevin Rudd
A mature society understands that at the heart of democracy is argument.
Salman Rushdie