“I think art has a right — not an obligation — to be difficult if it wishes. And, since people generally go on from this to talk about elitism versus democracy, I would add that genuinely difficult art is truly democratic.” PeopleIfsThinkingArtWishDifficultDemocracyGoes OnArt IsAddDemocraticObligationVersusElitism Author:Geoffrey Hill
“Work democracy does not wish to prevent or prohibit anything. Its only intention is the fulfilment of the biological life functions, of love, work and knowledge.” DoeWishDemocracyFunctionIntentionFulfilment Author:Wilhelm Reich
“Representative democracy frequently manifests a disconnect between parliamentarians and the people, so that parliamentarians have agendas that do not correspond with the wishes of the electorate. This has led in many countries to apathy, cynicism and large-scale absenteeism in elections. What is needed is not only parliaments, but parliamentarians who genuinely represent the wishes of the electorate.” PeopleCountryWishDemocracyNeededElectionScalesAgendasApathyCynicismRepresentativesParliamentLarge ScaleElectorate Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“there is that wish, in the name of democracy, to level down, because high cultural standards are despised and rejected, and even feared, in our Western Democracies. Don't let anyone else have what I've not got, or can't enjoy! - is the secret theory. A very large number of writers in the British and American popular press profess to be preaching democracy when in fact they are only trying to make envy respectable!” TryingFactsNamesWishEnjoyLevelsNumbersSecretDemocracyTheoryStandardsPressesWesternBritishEnvyPreachingRejectedRespectableDespisedLarge Numbers Author:Ann Bridge
“We all accuse Vladimir Putin of Cold War nostalgia, but Washington's elites - politicians and intellectuals - miss the old days as well. They wish for the world in which the United States was utterly dominant over its friends, its foes were to be shunned entirely, and the challenges were stark, moral, and vital. Today's world is messy and complicated. China is one of our biggest trading partners and our looming geopolitical rival. Russia is a surly spoiler, but it has a globalized middle class and has created ties in Europe.” WorldWellsWarStatesRealityTodayPoliticsWishCommunityChallengesLeadershipUnitedMoneyMoralClassHistoryUnited StatesDemocracyGenerationsMiddleMissingPolicyColdPoliticianEthicsEuropeTradeStrategyHuman RightsChinaComplicatedNostalgiaPartnersRussiaIdeologyTiesMiddle ClassOver ItElitesForeign PolicyDominantCold WarTradingDiplomacyFoeFree MarketRivalsCivilityMessyPutinOld DaysStarksToday's WorldLoomingGeopoliticalSurlySpoilersTrading Partners Author:Fareed Zakaria
“I wish I could take back some of the things I said and some of the things I did. But in the bigger picture, I don't feel that it was violent and terrible. I feel like it was primarily--obviously not completely--moral, based on a vision that the government should be better, and that people could be better, and that democracy should be real.” PeopleFeelsShouldSaidRealGovernmentWishMoralVisionDemocracyTerribleMoralityBiggerViolentBeing RealBigger Picture Author:Bernardine Dohrn
“I don't believe any more in democracy. But I can't believe in the old sort of aristocracy, either, nor can I wish it back, splendid as it was. What I believe in is the old Homeric aristocracy, when the grandeur was inside a man, and he lived in a simple wooden house.” MenBelieveI CanHouseI BelieveWishSimpleDemocracyDon't BelieveSimplicityI Believe InSplendidGrandeurAristocracyWooden House Author:D. H. Lawrence
“America is an empire that does not wish to be one ; we are easily discouraged from doing what must be done to maintain the global order that allows democracy and prosperity to flourish.” DoeDoneAmericaOrderWishDemocracyProsperityEmpiresDiscouraged Author:Orson Scott Card
“I will not be standing for office. I'm nearing 70; there are younger people within our movement. I just wish to contribute intellectually to the historic process of taking Tunisia from the era of repression to one of democracy.” PeopleWishProcessDemocracyMovementOfficeStandingErasHistoricRepressionTunisia Author:Rashid al-Ghannushi
“Democracy is buying a big house you can't afford with money you don't have to impress people you wish were dead. And, unlike communism, democracy does not mean having just one ineffective political party; it means having two ineffective political parties.” PeopleMeanDoeTwoBigsPoliticalHouseWishPartyDemocracyCommunismJust OneBuyingImpressPolitical PartiesBig Houses Author:Johnny Carson
“Democracy is buying a big house you can't afford with money you don't have to impress people you wish were dead.” PeopleBigsHouseWishDemocracyBuyingImpressBig Houses Author:Johnny Carson
“I know both Secretary [Hillary] Clinton and President [Barack] Obama were very gracious and I respect that a lot in the way they handled it the day after, two days after. But I wish they would says something about it too. Because after all, these are supporters of President Obama and Hillary Clinton and maybe they could say something about this. Really not the right thing in the democracy.” KnowsWayTwoWishPresidentDemocracyClintonBarackRight ThingPresident ObamaSecretarySupporterGraciousTwo DaysPresident Barack Obama Author:Rudy Giuliani