“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
“The governments and the hard-headed military establishment and the general conservative part of America have never taken much interest in democracy, anyway.” HardGovernmentAmericaInterestDemocracyTakenMilitaryConservativeEstablishment Author:Amartya Sen
“He [Louis Brandais] did believe in the states famously as laboratories of democracy, to use that resonant phrase that Tea Party and conservative libertarians have embraced today because he loves state experimentation.” BelieveStatesUseTodayPartyDemocracyConservativeLibertarianTeaPhrasesLaboratoryTea PartyExperimentation Author:Jeffrey Rosen
“It's a democracy, and the reason why the conservative movement loses is because it believes that it is elite, that the smartest in its midst who have gone to the right schools and who have worked at the right think tanks and have the right opinions and the right friends can run it for the rest of America. That's why I'm a Tea Party adherent over a Republican or conservative establishment adherent.” ThinkingBelieveReasonRunningSchoolAmericaLosesPartyOpinionGoneDemocracyMovementRepublicanConservativeTeaReason WhyMidstEstablishmentElitesTanksTea Party Author:Andrew Breitbart
“I don't care if you're a liberal icon or a conservative icon. If you are not willing to be active in your democracy and do what is necessary to deal with our problems, I think you should be voted out.” IfsThinkingShouldProblemCareDealsDemocracyWillingConservativeDon't CareActiveI Don't CareIcons Author:Hillary Clinton
“If people, whether they are conservative or liberal, left or right, are unwilling to compromise and engage in the democratic process, and are taking absolutist views, and demonizing opponents, then democracy will break down.” PeopleIfsLeftProcessViewsBreakDemocracyDemocraticConservativeCompromiseOpponentsBreaking DownUnwillingDemocratic Process Author:Barack Obama
“Democracy is about constant vigilance. It's not straightforward, there will always be setbacks and you get particular be it religious fundamentalists, Christian fundamentalism - a partly conservative approach and actually trying to put women in a more traditional role. And we have to resist that.” TryingChristianReligiousRolesDemocracyParticularApproachConstantConservativeTraditionalFundamentalismStraightforwardSetbackVigilance Author:Mary Robinson