“There is nothing more basic to our democracy than the right to participate in electing our political leaders.” PoliticalLeaderDemocracyPolitical Leaders Author:Mark Shields
“I like democracy. I like to be able to throw out my political leaders when they get things wrong, and we don't get to do that with Brussels.” AblePoliticalLeaderDemocracyPolitical LeadersBrussels Author:David Cameron
“In a wild and diverse democracy each of us should be trying to talk to lots and lots and lots of people outside of our own kind of comfort zone and community, and that injunction goes even further for political leaders. They should talk to everyone, they should listen to everyone, and at the end of the day they should have a mind of their own.” PeopleShouldTryingMindKindEndsPoliticalCommunityLeaderDemocracyComfortShould HaveThe End Of The DayZoneDiverseComfort ZonePolitical LeadersAnd At The End Of The Day Author:Bill Ayers
“In the words of Louis Brandeis, the Supreme Court justice, we have a choice between a democracy or vast concentrations of wealth. We have vast concentrations of wealth which has bought its way into our democracy with its political leaders who exemplify the merger of that economic and political elite.” WayPoliticalChoicesWealthJusticeLeaderDemocracyEconomicCourtSupremeConcentrationElitesSupreme CourtPolitical LeadersMergersSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticeLouis BrandeisConcentration Of Wealth Author:Jill Stein
“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
“I did not suggest that Iran is a democracy; just the opposite. I talked about it being a repressive theocracy. What I think is indisputable is that even within this repressive regime, the political leaders there - including the Supreme Leader - are sensitive to the concerns of the population within bounds.” ThinkingPoliticalLeaderDemocracyConcernOppositesBoundsIncludingPopulationSupremeSensitiveIranRegimesPolitical LeadersTheocracy Author:Barack Obama