#democracy

We have shown that Islam can rule the world perfectly for 14 centuries, and during this time of Muslim power we did not borrow ideas like democracy from others, so why do we need to learn democracy from them now? ↗

— Abu Bakar Bashir

#centuries #democracy #did #during #ideas

Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of law. Another thing is to stop falling for the myth of democracy. ↗

— James Bovard

#back #cage #democracy #falling #first

Television is the most perfect democracy. You sit there with your remote control and vote. ↗

— Aaron Brown

#democracy #most #perfect #remote #sit

I have made a film about jazz that tries to look through jazz to see what it tells us about who we are as a people. I think that jazz is a spectacularly accurate model of democracy and a kind of look into our redemptive future possibilities. ↗

— Ken Burns

#accurate #democracy #film #future #i

The new social question is: democracy or the rule of the financial markets. We are currently witnessing the end of an era. The neoliberal ideology has failed worldwide. The U.S. movement Occupy Wall Street is a good example of this. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#democracy #end #era #example #failed

I do think that we are facing a crisis in our democracy. As true patriots, each and every one of us has to speak up, speak out, and change those in charge. Our democracy depends upon it. ↗

— Robert Greenwald

#charge #crisis #democracy #depends #each

A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to shorten sail. ↗

— Sterling Hayden

#caucus #crew #democracy #go #inquire

Every actual democracy rests on the principle that not only are equals equal but unequals will not be treated equally.Democracy requires, therefore, first homogeneity and second—if the need arises elimination or eradication of heterogeneity. ↗

— Carl Schmitt

#democracy #equality #nationalism #politics #racism

So much of liberalism in its classical sense is taken for granted in the west today and even disrespected. We take freedom for granted, and because of this we don't understand how incredibly vulnerable it is. ↗

— Niall Ferguson

#freedom #liberalism #liberty #freedom

Josh: So, Toby, it’s election night. What do you say about a country that goes out of its way to protect even those citizens that try to destroy it? Toby: God bless America. ↗

— Aaron Sorkin

#democracy #freedom #west-wing #freedom