“At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper. . . .” MenLittlesBitsDemocracyWalkingPaperLittle BitCrossesPaidBottomPencilsTributeLittle Man Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“The result of cutting [political power] up into little bits is simply that the man who can sweep the greatest number into one heap will govern the rest... In a pure democracy the ruling men will be the wirepullers and their friends; but they will no more be on an equality with the voters than soldiers of Ministers of State are on an equality with the subjects of monarchy.” MenLittlesStatesPoliticalBitsResultsNumbersDemocracyCuttingSubjectsHe ManPureLittle BitSoldierMinistersVotersRulingMonarchyPolitical Power Book:Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Source: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
“Made no mistake: America is a Christian nation. The bedrock of our theo-democracy is our Judeo-Christian values. that term, by the way, is a bit of a misnomer. It implies that Christianity and Judaism are equal.” WayMadeChristianAmericaReligionValuesNationsBitsTermMistakeChristianityDemocracyEqualJudaismBedrockChristian NationChristian ValuesChristianity And Judaism Author:Stephen Colbert
“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
“I think if you're a liberal, you believe that we all are, at least to some extent, our brothers' keepers, you really believe that we have a sumptuary responsibility to make sure that life is decent for everybody in America, that you believe that society out to be broadly shared, and you believe that you can't have a real democracy unless you have a little bit, at least, of economic democracy.” IfsThinkingBelieveLittlesRealAmericaLife IsBitsResponsibilityDemocracyEconomicBrotherLittle BitDecentKeepers Author:Paul Krugman
“Europeans used to be proud to be the advanced form of democracy. Now they're definitely a little bit ashamed because we are seeing that finally, the bond that we had, it was money.” LittlesFormUsedBitsDemocracySeeingProudLittle BitUsed To BeAshamedBe Proud Author:Miguel Gomes
“There is no "ruler" in our country. Poland is a democracy. Our Prime Minister leads the government; the President is fulfilling his tasks. But there is a little bit left for the party leader.” LittlesCountryGovernmentLeftBitsPresidentPartyLeaderDemocracyLittle BitTasksOur CountryMinistersPrimeRulersFulfillingPrime MinisterPoland Author:Jaroslaw Kaczynski
“The post-Second World War simple system of social democracy and organized labour has fragmented massively, but just because people aren't organized in workplace trade unions doesn't mean they aren't in associations with other people - work-based, place-based, culture-based, sport-based, faith-based - there's a bit of an old rainbow coalition argument.” PeopleWorldMeanWarCultureSocialBitsSportsSimpleDemocracyArgumentTradeUnionsPostsWar Of The WorldsOrganizedLabourAssociationRainbowWorkplaceCoalitionsSecond World WarFragmentedTrade UnionsFaith BasedSocial Democracy Author:Duncan Green
“The Arab spring reminds me a bit of the decolonisation process where one country gets independence and everybody else wants it. How about us, when do we get it, when do we make our move? And you have a situation where someone has been in power for decades, where the integrity of elections, democracy and security have really not been debated or discussed and most people suspect that elections are rigged and that the democratic rotation that elections are supposed to ensure doesn't really happen. And when this goes on for a while you are sitting on a powder keg.” PeopleWantHas BeensCountryHappensMovingBitsProcessSituationDemocracySecurityGoes OnIntegritySpringSittingElectionIndependenceDemocraticDecadesSuspectsPowderRiggedRotationArab SpringKegs Author:Kofi Annan
“Our concern is to help people counter the efforts of those who seek to "regiment the public mind every bit as much as an army regiments the bodies of its soldiers," so that the self-designated "responsible men" will be able to run the affairs of the world untroubled by the "bewildered herd" - the general public - who are to be marginalized and dispersed, directed to personal concerns, in a well-regulated "democracy."” PeopleMenWorldMindWellsSelfHelpingBodyRunningAbleBitsEffortDemocracyConcernArmyResponsibleAffairSoldierHerdsBewilderedMarginalizedGeneral Public Author:Noam Chomsky