“I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.” RealizingDemocracyLaughter Author:Al Franken
“Many Americans do not realize that we could institute proportional representation for most elections in the U.S. without amending the Constitution. In helping to educate the public about the potential for voting system reform, CVD can play a central role in a pro-democracy movement right here in America!” PlayHelpingAmericaRealizingRolesDemocracyMovementConstitutionElectionReformVotingEducateRepresentationInstituteAmending The ConstitutionProportional Representation Author:John Anderson
“Democracy demands that elected members be able to realize fully the role for which they have been chosen.” Has BeensAbleRealizingRolesDemocracyDemandMembersChosen Book:Memoirs Source: Memoirs
“For no country is a true democracy whose women have not an equal share in life with men, and until we realize this we shall never achieve a real democracy on this earth.” MenRealCountryEarthRealizingDemocracyShareAchieveEqualTrue Democracy Book:Of Men and Women Source: Of Men and Women
“People are even more wary of politicians and they are realizing that democracy isn't just about putting a cross on a ballot every four years, it's about deciding what you want and fighting for it.” PeopleWantYearsFightingRealizingDemocracyFourPoliticianCrossesWhat You WantFour YearsBallotsDeciding What You Want Author:Mark Thomas
“America is the one place in the world where I just innately understood [that] South Africa and the United States of America have a very similar history. It's different timelines, but the directions we've taken and the consequences - dealing with the aftermath of what we consider to be democracy, and realizing that freedom is just the beginning of the conversation, that's something I've learned.” WorldDifferentStatesAmericaRealizingUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyTakenConversationUnderstoodConsequenceSouthI've LearnedSouth AfricaUnited States Of AmericaPlaces In The WorldAftermathTimelines Author:Trevor Noah
“We want no dictatorship of physicists, as physicists. If our democracy is to realize its full promise, we want no dictatorship at all - of any species. What we want and need is the enlightened and active interest of all men of intelligence and goodwill in their government, and their participation in its functions.” IfsMenWantNeedsGovernmentInterestRealizingDemocracyPromiseFunctionSpeciesIntelligenceActiveEnlightenedDictatorshipParticipationPhysicistGoodwillWants And Needs Author:Jerome Frank
“Highly graduate taxation realizes most completely the supreme danger of democracy, creating a state of things in which one class imposes on another burdens which it is not asked to share, and impels the State into vast schemes of extravagance, under the belief that the whole costs will be thrown upon others.” StatesWholeBeliefRealizingClassDemocracyShareDangerCostCreatingBurdenSupremeThrownGraduatesSchemesTaxationExtravagance Author:William Edward Hartpole Lecky
“We have advanced far enough to say that democracy is a way of life. We have yet to realize that it is a way of personal life and one which provides a moral standard for personal conduct.” WayEnoughRealizingMoralDemocracyStandardsPersonal Life Book:The Political Writings Source: The Political Writings
“Democracy will be transformative. It will help other societies realize the benefits of freedom. Nothing's as big as that, in terms of peace.” HelpingBigsTermRealizingDemocracyBenefitsHelping Others Author:George W. Bush