“The United States stands at the pinnacle of world power. This is a solemn moment for the American democracy. For with primacy in power is joined an awe-inspiring accountability for the future.” WorldStatesMomentsAmericaUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyAweAccountabilitySolemnPinnacleAmerican DemocracyAwe InspiringPrimacyWorld Power Author:Winston Churchill
“It seems to rise again when the crisis times come, and this is a time of most severe crisis, as we all know, not just for the history of the United States and the survival indeed of our democracy, but for the future peace of the world. And never before probably has the need for interfaith commitment been nearly as great as it is at this very moment.” KnowsWorldNeedsStatesMomentsGodSeemsTimeSpiritualityUnitedHistoryUnited StatesDemocracyFutureSurvivalCommitmentCrisisSevereInterfaith Author:Walter Cronkite
“But the moment the politicians start saying they are in denial of what the scientists are telling them, of what the consensus of scientific experiments demonstrates, that is the beginning of the end of an informed democracy.” EndsMomentsDemocracyPoliticianScientistExperimentsDenialConsensus Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Democracy is a difficult art of government, demanding of its citizens high ratios of courage and literacy, and at the moment we lack both the necessary habits of mind and a sphere of common reference.” MindArtMomentsGovernmentDifficultCommonDemocracyHabitCitizensSpheresLiteracyRatiosHabits Of Mind Book:Waiting for the Barbarians Source: Waiting for the Barbarians