American Democracy Quotes

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To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.

Find the enemy that wants to end this experiment (in American democracy) and kill every one of them until they're so sick of the killing that they leave us and our freedoms intact.

We need a very progressive and strong agenda to bring people into the political process because I worry very much about the future of the American democracy where so many people are giving up.

The American flag is the most recognized symbol of freedom and democracy in the world.

Campaign ads are the backbone of American democracy if American democracy suffered a gigantic spinal injury.

The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.

If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible

The separation of church and state has been a cornerstone of American democracy for over two hundred years. Getting rid of it was long overdue.

The survival of American democracy depends less on the size of its armies than on the capacity of its individual citizens to rely... on the strength of their own thought.

I assume that the point of American democracy is you can express any point of view you want.

The Soviet system will not evolve into American democracy or vice-versa.

The danger of having the Constitution twisted and misconstrued to support vested interests and prejudices must be guarded against if American democracy is to maintain a progressive character.

If sexual relations between consenting adults are not part of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Constitution, then American democracy is in trouble.

If you care for the quality of life in our American democracy, then you have to be for censorship.

American democracy and the Soviet system can exist simultaneously and compete peacefully. But one cannot develop into the other.

The United States stands at the pinnacle of world power. This is a solemn moment for the American democracy. For with primacy in power is joined an awe-inspiring accountability for the future.

There is no more important struggle for American democracy than ensuring a diverse, independent and free media. Free Press is at the heart of that struggle.

Franklin may . . . be considered one of the founding fathers of American democracy, since no democratic government can last long without conciliation and compromise.

When Jefferson and the Republicans rallied to the Union and to the existing Federalist organization, the fabric of traditional American democracy was almost completely woven.

A more important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance with length of service, regardless of quality.

That's what American democracy has come down to at these town hall meetings: old people and gun nuts, which is a terrible combination. I heard somebody yell 'AK-47!' and a lady yelled, 'Bingo!'

When we are fighting for huge stakes - we're fighting for the future - future of the planet in terms of climate change. We're fighting for the future of American democracy.

Public control of the political process requires public financing. The restoration of our American Democracy depends upon public financing.

American democracy is in grave danger from the changes in the environment in which ideas either live and spread or wither and die.

The paradox of American democracy has been that its slogan of equal opportunity has meant, often, equal opportunity to get power over your fellows.

American democracy has been hacked.

As long as American democracy remains healthy, there will be reporters willing to pursue the truth, even if that means incurring the wrath of the most powerful person in the world.

Fundamental problem in American democracy is that we are allowing congressmen and senators to be bought and sold like sneakers.

The U.S. corporate media, otherwise known as the "free press," is that hollow pillar on which contemporary American democracy rests.

It [concentration of wealth and power] has been a menace to . . . American democracy.

And I'd like to say to the Senate, I hope you will say yes to a stronger American democracy in the year 2000.

American democracy and the Soviet system may peacefully exist side by side and compete with each other. But one cannot evolve into the other.

American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.

American democracy is supposed to be the paradigm for the rest of the world.

You do not keep American democracy in suspense. Because, look, too many people have marched and protested and fought and died for this democracy.

It would be easy to descend into despair, not only about the state of journalism, but the future of American democracy. But giving up is not an option. There is too much at stake.

That is not respecting our democracy, using the State Department as a concierge for foreign donations, not really respecting our American democracy.

American democracy is capsizing as a result of the vast increase in the number of government dependents and government employees.

I worry about the entire structure of American democracy under Trump.

We've got to understand that the whole nature of the way American democracy guards its freedom has been changed

American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the poorest and most ignorant part of the society.

Denying the popular vote is un-American and anti-democratic.