Thomas Carlyle Quotes
Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with the want of them.Thomas Carlyle
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Bollywood has always pampered heroes and treated actors as second class citizens. But, of late, it has realised that there has to be space for actors who can connect with people.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
H. L. Mencken -
Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life.
Babasaheb -
Hungary is against the export of democracy and opposes migration.
Viktor Orban -
I draw a very clear distinction between populism and democracy.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the 'least worst' every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the 'least worst' gets worse.
Ralph Nader
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The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied.
Otto Hermann Kahn -
I believe, for a long time, protracted wars test the will of any democracy, to be sure, and people will underwrite a protracted war if they see some progress. But if they don't see progress, and it appears to be futile and useless, then that political support begins to evaporate rather quickly.
Jack Keane -
If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.
Gary Ackerman -
Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.
Barack Obama -
A mature society understands that at the heart of democracy is argument.
Salman Rushdie -
The rights of democracy are not reserved for a select group within society, they are the rights of all the people.
Olof Palme
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The beauty of democracy is that an average, random, unremarkable citizen can lead it.
P. J. O'Rourke -
'The Sea Wolf' is the story of a man who believes only in brute force. He is so firm in belief in his own ideas that he despises all who disagree with him. He preaches the doctrine of intolerance. He flaunts the notion that democracy is anything but weakness.
Ida Lupino -
I don't see democracy getting better. I see democracy diminishing. More rules, more legislation. Eventually governments will see everything.
Taki Theodoracopulos -
Simultaneously, my two biggest heroes are Susan Sontag and Morticia Addams from 'The Addams Family.'
Caitlin Moran -
The word democracy has no meaning. Duty has gone. Only rights remain.
Fiona Shaw -
Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn't matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.
Barack Obama
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I was raised in a Christian household and went to a Christian high school, so I believe in creationism, for sure.
Blake Griffin -
My philosophy is: if you don't bear a cross, you can't wear a crown so you gotta go through some form of humiliation to reach tribulation.
Peter Tosh -
My parents had a great marriage. Interestingly, it made it harder for me in relationships because I knew what a good relationship looked like.
Candace Bushnell -
It's important that I get time to run, to just go for a jog for about 30 minutes. It helps with my voice, but it also kind of gives me a little bit of time to myself - and you get to see a city.
Nate Ruess Fun. -
I studied at Carnegie Mellon. I went there with a bunch of really, really talented kids.
Leslie Odom, Jr. -
Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with the want of them.
Thomas Carlyle