Famous Quotes & Sayings

Howard Zinn

If democracy were to be given any meaning, if it were to go beyond the limits of capitalism and nationalism, this would not come, if history were any guide, from the top. It would come through citizen's movements, educating, organizing, agitating, striking, boycotting, demonstrating, threatening those in power with disruption of the stability they needed.

He's very talented and very bright, but I've rarely seen him deviate from the Democratic Party line. ... He's very effective for his side of the aisle, and if it's a partisan issue, he typically won't back down.

Generally speaking, Democrats don't have a chance, and I don't think it will be any different this time.

George Bernard Shaw

If Despotism failed only for want of a capable benevolent despot, what chance has Democracy, which requires a whole population of capable voters.

George Bernard Shaw

To make Democracy work, you need an aristocratic democracy. To make Aristocracy work, you need a democratic aristocracy.

Gale Norton

I started out as a Democrat.

Ed Gillespie

Every single Democrat running for president today is for raising taxes on working Americans. They're split on a lot of things, but when it comes to raising taxes, they're unanimous,

Every morning when he wakes up, he's trying to figure out a way that the conservatives can win and the Democrats lose.

Jimmy Carter

Some states have passed abominable laws that are a disgrace to democracy,

Some people do not want democracy. (However) we are determined to have these primaries today.

Bill Richardson

So what we want to do is send a message that the Democrats and Sen. Kerry are positive -- that we're going to talk about what we're going to do on the economy, on health care, on foreign policy, on national security and not make this into a big bashing of the president,

Sometimes if there is too much freedom exercised then democracy will be destroyed,

Democracy and freedom are what extend the scope of peace and security.

The test of democracy is not this election, the test is in the day after when you have to start enacting policy.

George Osborne

I've learned to be true to yourself, stick to the big arguments, don't get distracted by the everyday kerfuffle that is in the nature of any democratic system.

Lesley Gore

The short story and the truth is that I was taking vocal lessons here in New York... One day, instead of my lesson, the piano player and I went into a studio... and we put down some demos... Those demos got to Quincy Jones through an agent... He listened to them, he called me, and we started to record.

The subtext of the Democratic proposal is: If you have a problem, get a lawyer.

Warren Christopher

The stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there. Perhaps the most important to me is our interest in the promotion of democracy in this hemisphere.

A year ago everyone had written Democrats off. The media had taken for granted the re-election of George Bush. Isn't it fun to prove them wrong?

As I've said repeatedly, Republicans are very good at describing things in black and white; Democrats are very good at describing the 11 shades of gray.

What I would take away from it is, it's still very early and anything can happen in the Democratic race for the nomination.

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.

Mo Ibrahim

The Zimbabwean people, like everyone else, have a right to live in freedom and prosperity and to select their leaders through fair and democratic elections.

Chen Shui-bian

The whole world is watching Taiwan's democracy, and the 23 million people of Taiwan will get a thumbs up from the world.

These are the worst (poll) numbers I've seen for any party since I was looking at the Democratic numbers in 1994.

These are the same Democrats that called the governor's suspension of the gas tax last year a gimmick. It's sad that they're playing partisan politics with gas prices.

I've never heard of internships that pay $50,000 or $60,000. These internships are simply a way to reward those who pay their dues to Democratic campaigns.

We don't really have a representative democracy if we don't have participation of most of our people.

Michelle Bachelet

Together we recovered democracy for Chile. Now I invite you to be a part of another historic moment by electing Chile's first ever woman president. Let's make history.

This year, Russia has become a different country. It is no longer a democratic country. It is no longer a free country.

John Podesta

When you look at your exit polls tomorrow, you will find Democrats did very well because the economy is not going in the right direction,

David Hoffman

We've received a lot of funding from Democratic and Republican administrations. It makes for some strange bedfellows.

Ehud Barak

What happened at the site was a test, and not a simple one, for democracy and a red light on the road to anarchy,