The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.
There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way.
'Duck Dynasty' is a ridiculous show, and long may it wave. America and democracy will endure. They've seen a lot worse.
Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.
Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news for democracy in this country.
In an effort to eliminate the possibility of any rival growing up, some monopolists would sacrifice democracy itself.
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that
Democracy opens new vistas and opportunities. We should use the opportunities it offers to correct past mistakes not to blunder anew.
A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.
Democracy is the menopause of Western society, the Grand Climacteric of the body social. Fascism is its middle-aged lust.
El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to be heard here. Yet in my conversations with Salvadorans... I have heard a single voice.
It's politely assumed that democracy is a means of containing and restraining violence. But violence comes not from genes but from ideas.
Violence is hidden within democratic structures because they are not radically democratic - Western democracy is merely a domestic convenience of consumerism.
The values and voices of democracy are silent. Either we have lost touch with those values or, no better, believe they need not or cannot be taught.
We may still contrive to raise three cheers for democracy, although at present she only deserves two.
Speak up! We live in a democracy. We all need to make sure our voices are heard and our opinions are known.
The American system of democracy is founded on the concept that every citizen has the right to vote, to know that their vote is counted, and that the vote is counted accurately.
Constitutional democracy, you see, is no romantic notion. It's our defense against ourselves, the one foe who might defeat us.
When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that, in our democracy, government is us.
America is a land where a citizen will cross the ocean to fight for democracy - and wont cross the street to vote in a national election.
I think if people value democracy, they had damn well better get out and exercise their right to vote while their vote still means something.
