“America is the most violent democracy in the world. It's something that's met with great shock, horror, and mystery when I travel to other countries. They ask, Why are there so many shootings in America? Why does everyone own a gun?” WorldDoeCountryAmericaAsksUnited StatesDemocracyViolenceMysteryMetsHorrorGunViolentShootingShockOther Countries Author:Patricia Cornwell
“Anybody who asks for democracy to be introduced should respect the results of democracy.” ShouldAsksResultsDemocracy Author:Ismail Haniyeh
“I ask myself whether Russia is moving in the direction of democracy. I don't believe it is! Bit by bit, Russia is slipping back into an authoritarian empire.” BelieveMovingAsksBitsDemocracyDon't BelieveRussiaEmpiresSlippingMoving In Author:Vladimir Sorokin
“If we fail now, then we will have forgotten in abundance what we learned in hardship: that democracy rests on faith; freedom asks more than it gives; and the judgment of God is harshest on those who are most favored.” IfsGivingAsksHistoryDemocracyFailingJudgmentForgottenAbundanceHardship Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“For me George Bush is just as scary, if not more. Because he doesn't look like a scary guy, because he's shaved and he has a tie on. But he's a real fanatic - a fanatic by definition is the one who says, if you are not with me, you are against me, and that's exactly the position he takes. The mullahs in my country, it's obvious. But a guy who says I am the president of the biggest secular democracy in the world and asks people to read the Bible and make crusades and says he's God's best friend - this guy is even more scary because you don't see it at the beginning.” PeopleIfsWorldLooksRealCountryGuyAsksPresidentDemocracyPositionDefinitionsObviousScaryTiesSecularThis GuyFanaticsCrusadesMullahs Author:Marjane Satrapi
“The question of whether we were misled into the war in Iraq isn't a liberal or conservative or Republican or Democratic question, it's an American one. Protecting the democracy that we ask our sons and daughters to die for is our responsibility and our trust. Demanding accountability from our leaders is our job as citizens. It's the American way. So may the truth win out.” WayMayWarJobsDiesAsksWinningResponsibilityLeaderDemocracySonCitizensRepublicanDaughterDemocraticIraqConservativeAccountabilityMisledSon And Daughter Author:Bruce Springsteen
“Those who try to stifle the vibrancy of our democracy and shield policies from scrutiny behind a false cloak of patriotism miss the real value of what our troops defend and how we best defend our troops. We will ask questions and we will defend our democracy.” TryingRealValuesAsksBehindsDemocracyMissingPolicyTroopsShieldsScrutinyCloaksOur TroopsReal ValueVibrancy Author:John F. Kerry
“Do not allow Democrats anywhere near foreign policy. Not even to keep them away from domestic policy. It's a mistake to ask those who don't even like democracy to defend it.” AsksMistakeDemocracyPolicyDemocratForeign PolicyDomestic Policy Author:Ann Coulter
“People are always asking, "Is this person in front of me the same on the inside as he or she appears to be on the outside? Is there congruence between what's within that person and the words and actions I'm viewing and hearing externally?" Children ask that about their parents; students ask it about their teachers; parishioners ask it about their pastors and priests; employees ask it about their bosses; and in a democracy, citizens ask it about their political leaders.” PeopleChildrenPersonsActionPoliticalAsksParentLeaderDemocracyTeacherFrontsStudentsCitizensAskingHearingEmployeePriestsBossPastorPolitical LeadersWords And ActionsCongruence Author:Parker J. Palmer