“I fully understand some people don't believe it's possible for freedom and democracy to overcome this ideology of hatred. I understand that. I just happen to believe it is possible. And I believe it will happen.” PeopleBelieveHappensI BelieveDemocracyHatredOvercomingDon't BelieveIdeology Author:George W. Bush
“I do not regard myself as a Christian politician. I regard myself as a politician who just happens to think religion matters. I would be appalled, absolutely appalled, to think religion drove anyone's politics in a secular democracy like ours.” ThinkingMatterHappensWould BeChristianDemocracyPoliticianRegardSecular Author:Tony Abbott
“What is supposed to happen in a democracy is that each sovereign citizen will always vote in the public interest for the safety and welfare of all. But what does happen is that he votes his own self-interest as he sees it... which for the majority translates as 'Bread and Circuses'.” DoeSelfHappensInterestDemocracyCitizensVoteSafetyMajorityBreadWelfareTranslateSovereignCircusSelf InterestPublic InterestBread And Circuses Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“What frightens me about America today is that in the large majority there is no active sense of the value of the individual: few citizens feel that they are the Republic, responsible for what happens. And when the individual in a democracy ceases to feel his importance, then there is grave danger that he will give over his freedom, if not to a Fascist State, then to the advertising men or Publicity Agents or to the newspaper he happens to read.” IfsMenGivingFeelsStatesHappensTodayAmericaValuesIndividualUnited StatesDemocracyDangerCitizensImportanceResponsibleMajorityActiveNewspapersGravesCeaseAdvertisingAgentsRepublicPublicityFascistsAmerica Today Author:May Sarton
“I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be their surrogate father and mother as well as their commanding general.” WellsHappensRunningMotherFatherDemocracyMilitaryTrainTroopsSurrogates Author:Alfred M. Gray
“The nature of democracy is such that when there's - there'll be revulsion, obviously, towards - that's never going to happen again.” HappensDemocracyRevulsion Author:Warren Buffett