Democratic Quotes

International institutions ought to be, as the national ones in democratic countries, established by the peoples and for the peoples

I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war on liberty, and that the democratic government is at least as bad as any of the other forms.

Leaving [from EU] will allow us to return real democratic control to important areas of national life; from international trade, the right to work and live in Britain to business regulation.

The list of non-democratic regimes that have seen significant reforms since 2001 is long and significant.

It is the Democratic Congress, the liberal-biased media and the homosexuals who want to destroy all Christians.

...governments, including free and democratic governments, are not really friendly to freedom and democracy. They abhor any rule of law that limits their powers and penchant for social engineering.

We mustn't be stiff and stand-off, you know. We must be thoroughly democratic, and patronize everybody without distinction of class.

Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies.

The democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history. It is human history.

Africans should be talking and ask questions, like why does America and Russia have the right to veto votes? These countries talk about democracy and yet are not democratic themselves.

What my job is, is to get on with getting the process of democratic politics, back on the road, entrenching the peace settlement, and I ask you to judge me on my record.

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

Tony Rezko and Bill Ayers should lead the Democratic Party. They are the only Democrats with any convictions.

We need to remake the Democratic party. We need to remake America.

The Democratic Party has always been a party that is not known for its unanimity.

This is one of the paradoxes of the democratic movement - that it loves a crowd and fears the individuals who compose it - that the religion of humanity should have no faith in human beings.

The strength of the Democratic Party of Cook County is not something that just happened.

No poll can equal the day-to-day visits of the men and women of the Democratic Party.

The reason why I buy into the Democratic Party more than the Republican Party is because there are over 2,000 verses of Scripture that deal with responding to the needs of the poor.

There is nothing more foreign to a civilised and democratic system than preventive detention.

There must be equality of all men before God and in a democratic society. Now that's one of the great achievements.

I don't think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.

I will not be responsible for the loss of the Democratic majority in the United States Senate.

The legacy of [Martin Luther] King is the very thing that must be expanded if America is to be free and democratic in the 21st century. It's just as simple as that.

Agreeing to disagree is a prerogative only of those who live under a democratic system.

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

At various periods in American history, people get pretty rambunctious when it comes to our democratic debate.

The genius of our institutions is democratic - baseball is a democratic game.

I absolutely intend to return every penny given to me by my Democratic colleagues and Democratic leaders

The [Democratic] party's become an urban party, and they don't get rural America. They don't get agriculture.

The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.

The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final.

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

Tonight, you are hearing from the Democratic women of the Senate... We stand together on so many issues: economic prosperity, quality education for all, protecting a woman's right to choose

But I know that the vote of 9 out of 10 black Americans for the Democratic Party or for leftist kinds of policies just is not reflective of their opinions.

A generation ago [the Democratic Party] stood for progressive change. Now they defend every federal program as if each were sacred. They have become the most conservative force in American politics.

So I'm in the Republican Party for the same reason I was in the Democratic Party: to make sure blacks are included, along with everyone else.

I think the real place where most evangelicals have trouble with the Democratic Party is on the issue of abortion.

It is much simpler and easier to collect and caress the trophies of our democratic inheritance than it is to fashion up-to-date tools with which to work on our current problems.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.

But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.

The security of the United States, which is so dependent on having accurate and timely intelligence, is not a Republican or a Democratic issue.

We must remain steadfast in our commitment to our troops, and to those fighting for a free and democratic Iraq because freedom makes our country and the world a safer place.

We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.

There's something fundamentally wrong with a system where there's been 17 years of a Tory Government and the people of Scotland have voted Socialist for 17 years. That hardly seems democratic.

Setting aside labels, I am somebody who believes that government in a democratic society should be representing the needs of the vast majority of the people who are middle-class and working families.

The Democratic Party does not want anybody to have a photo ID because that would have a very negative impact on cheating! If you require a photo ID, that pretty much shuts out cheating.

If this [national Democratic Party] is a national party, sushi is our national dish. Today, our national Democratic leaders look south and say, "I see one-third of a nation and it can go to hell."

I think it no accident that most of those emigrating to America in the 19th century identified with the Democratic Party. We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds.

Not everyone likes the stable, gradual rise of our country. There are some who are using the democratic ideology to interfere in our internal affairs.