Best 251 quotes in «democratic quotes» category

Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.

Fig leaves of democratic procedure to hide the nakedness of Stalinist dictatorship.

For all the insularity of the old guard, Pittsburgh was always an open and democratic town.

For I firmly believe that Jewish life, indeed any communal life, can only be organized according to democratic principles.

For nothing is more democratic than logic; it is no respecter of persons and makes no distinction between crooked and straight noses.

Governments, especially democratic ones, are short-term and nationalistic.

Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.

I am, you know, a Democrat through and through. I've always voted Democratic. You know, that is where my heart lies.

how can a democratic discourse exist in a corporate owned informational system? Who, for example, possesses freedom of speech in such a society?

I always love to see a Democratic party in America. I've heard people's reservations about the situation between choosing between Hillary and Trump. It just seems that you can't have this man in that position. It completely confounds me why anybody would want such a hateful person in charge. It doesn't make sense to me as a human being.

I am absolutely sure to be the most democratic man to ever become Prime Minister in Italy.

Great Art is collaborative but not democratic. It’s OK to be the boss

Heraclitus was an opponent of all democratic parties.

Here is not merely a nation but a teeming nation of nations.

Hillary Clinton is also not a very exciting, inspiring candidate to a lot of the left-leaning Democratic base, especially in Iowa.

I am partisan to some extent on the Democratic side, but I consider myself more of an independent.

I believe in trade unionism, and I believe in democracy, in democratic trade unionism.

I cringe every time republican senators say, "our Democratic friends." Chuck Schumer, if he is your friend, it's a problem. I mean, it shouldn't be, but we know it is.

I consider my voice to be a centrist moderate voice among the nine Democratic candidates.

I belong to the Democratic Party.

Identity politics is the mother's milk of the Democratic Left.

I don't think we can rule out a wave, I think a Democratic takeover is possible but not probable.

I don't doubt the sincerity of my Democratic friends. And they should not doubt ours.

I do a lot of pivoting. There was one cover I did of Donald Trump, after he won Iowa, it seemed like it was over for him at the beginning of the primary process. I was given the go-ahead on it right away. I drew it and he won the next primary, and suddenly, the cover didn't make any sense. And then, after the Democratic National Convention, it seemed like he was finished, Hillary Clinton seemed to be gaining strength, so the cover ran then. So it seemed like you can come up with an idea and it can be rendered useless two days later and then all of a sudden it's relevant again.

If the Labour party goes back to reasserting its socialist and democratic beliefs, that's where I belong.

If Bernie Sanders were liberated from the Democratic Party, it might be a whole new ballgame.

If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.

If pigs could fly, yes, of course I would vote for the Democratic Party, but pigs don't fly.

I feel sanguine enough to say that there has never been a better set of conditions for open democratic politics because there is no need for unified front politics.

If I had to do the most consistent nightmares I have, it's probably Russia, because they're so global in their efforts to bring down democratic systems. But, I'm also worried about what could end our civilization if we started a nuclear confrontation - North Korea is clearly in our sights as an immediate major concern.

If you are going to stick to the truth then you need to keep your distance from the Chinese government and indeed to any form of politics, including the politics of democratic countries.

I gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2016 and warned of Trump. America has survived for almost 250 years with its imperfect democracy, but, you know, maybe it's a better democracy than elsewhere. And I am sure American democracy will survive.

I'm just trying to be part of the movement that decentralizes and hopefully creates peace. By supporting smaller, democratic structures, you can effect change.

I... grew up in politics and I used to work for the Democratic Party.

I love disagreements. I love the democratic process. If I'm in a room where everybody agrees, I start to nod off.

I got an excellent opportunity to learn and understand democratic values early on. And it shook me. This played a significant role in making me what I am.

I have been in the Democratic Caucus in the Senate for over 24 years.

I invigorated the grassroots in the Republican Party as well as the Democratic Party.

I love Dead Ringers. A democratic set, the work was taken seriously.

I'm much more concerned about America than the Democratic Party.

I'm not a shill for the Democratic Party.

In a democratic country, when a man is accused, he's accused from a document issued by the public attorney.

I'm personally a moderate and a registered independent, so I'm not strongly Democratic or strongly Republican.

I'm the one who initiated the democratic process.

In a democratic society, the only treason is silence.

In any democratic country you have more than one view.

In a Republican district I was a Republican. In a Democratic district I was a Democrat. And in a doubtful district, I was Doubtful. But I was always for Erie.

It has been true in Western societies and it seems to be true elsewhere that you do not find democratic systems apart from capitalism, or apart from a market economy, if you prefer that term

In effect, according to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible. By gaining democratic freedoms the working masses come to power.

In the end, democratic societies are stronger and more resilient than any autocracy. And more adaptable too.