“Young people today seem to be coming around to the idea it really doesn’t matter which politician or political party you vote for; and they’re catching on that it doesn’t even matter if you don’t vote because they have realized modern elections are just a way for the 1% to appease the 99% – a way to keep the masses in line by making them believe they’ve had their say, thereby perpetuating the lie that democracy continues.” PeopleIfsWayBelieveIdeasMatterSeemsTodayYoungPoliticalLyingLinesPartyDemocracyModernPoliticianMassVoteElectionPolitical PartiesCatchingAppeasePerpetuatingCatching On Author:James Morcan
“Anybody who cares about the functioning of democracy should be concerned about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.” ShouldCareInterestLinesDemocracyConcernedWho Cares Author:Alexander Stille
“What we say is that democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens. But if you stand in line for six hours, technically, today there is no document, no standard, no law that says that that's wrong.” IfsMeanTodayLawHoursLinesDemocracySixStandardsVoteBurdenDocumentsIntimidationRight To Vote Author:DeForest Soaries
“The line of demarcation between democracy and monocracy is often thin, but rigid and stronger than unbreakable steel.” LinesDemocracyStrongerSteelUnbreakable Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“Whether for good or evil, it is sadly inevitable that all political leadership requires the artifices of theatrical illusion. In the politics of a democracy, the shortest distance between two points is often a crooked line.” TwoPoliticalEvilLinesDemocracyIllusionDistanceInevitableTheatricalCrookedArtificePolitical LeadershipCrooked Lines Author:Arthur Miller
“The practice of democracy means that I, one person, one humble person, nevertheless feel some responsibility if the officials for whose election I was responsible go too far out of line.” IfsFeelsMeanPersonsLinesResponsibilityPracticeDemocracyResponsibleElectionHumbleOfficialsNeverthelessHumble Person Author:Clyde Kluckhohn
“Our ultimate weapon is not our guns but our beliefs ... Ours are not Western values. They are the universal values of the human spirit and anywhere, any time, ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same. Freedom not tyranny. Democracy not dictatorship. The rule of law not the rule of the secret police. The spread of freedom is the best security for the free. It is our last line of defence and our first line of attack.” PeopleFirstsHumansLastsLawSpiritValuesChoicesBeliefGivenLinesChanceSecretDemocracySecurityWeaponsOrdinaryGunUltimateUniversalPoliceWesternSpreadTyrannyDictatorshipHuman SpiritOrdinary PeopleDefenceRule Of LawSecret PoliceWestern Values Author:Tony Blair
“The reason that democracies always defeat dictatorships is because they're open to debate. We should never allow Washington to say, 'Shut up, get in line and wave the flag.'” ShouldReasonLinesDemocracyDefeatWaveDebateFlagsDictatorshipShut Up Author:Ralph Nader