“It's great that we're bringing democracy to Iraq. I can't wait to see how we do it! What are we gonna do, give them our civics textbooks?” GivingI CanWaitingDemocracyIraqCivicsTextbooks Author:Lewis Black
“In our democracy and our civic discourse, it seems as if folks who take religion the most seriously are sometimes also those who are suspicious of those not like them.” IfsSometimesSeemsDemocracyFolksDiscourseSuspiciousCivics Author:Barack Obama
“I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values, our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism and our commitment to democracy and liberty, to civic duty and the public space.” BelieveValuesI BelieveSpaceLibertyDemocracyDutyCommitmentToleranceDefinedOpennessExclusiveCivicsCivic DutyInternationalismShared Values Author:David Blunkett
“A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain degree of education and civic virtue.” IfsDoeCertainVirtueDemocracyTroubleSeriousDegreesCivicsCitizenryCivic Virtue Author:Phillip E. Johnson
“I believe devoutly that the national election is the closest thing we have to a civic sacrament of democracy. And I really do think that heed must be paid, and when people make a decision, those who are on the other side, including me, accept it, for that reason.” PeopleThinkingBelieveReasonI BelieveSidesDecisionAcceptingDemocracyPaidElectionIncludingClosestSacramentsCivicsHeed Author:Mark Shields