#democracy

Without the power of the Industrial Union behind it, Democracy can only enter the State as the victim enters the gullet of the Serpent. ↗

— James Connolly

#democracy #enter #enters #industrial #only

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin. ↗

— Gore Vidal

#both #choice #democracy #feeling #give

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale. ↗

— Gore Vidal

#democracy #form #highest #our #scale

So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the principles of democracy, especially including dissent, to be the most forceful in speaking up, standing up and speaking out. ↗

— Jim Hightower

#dissent #especially #ever #forceful #including

To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world. ↗

— Barbara Boxer

#cause #democracy #example #gaining #just

In real danger sometimes even a democracy can really keep a secret. ↗

— Stuart Symington

#democracy #even #keep #real #real danger

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#choose #democracy #get #man #people

[The Internet] affects democracy... As more and more citizens express what they think, and defend it in writing, that will change the way people understand public issues. It is easy to be wrong and misguided in your head. It is harder when the product of your mind can be criticized by others. Of course, it is a rare human who admits that he has been persuaded that he is wrong. But it is even rarer for a human to ignore when he has been proven wrong. The writing of ideas, arguments, and criticism improves democracy. ↗

— Lawrence Lessig

#ideas #internet #open-government #writing #change

The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution! ↗

— Albert Einstein

#democracy #freedom #history #hope #individualism

...I do not want art for a few; any more than education for a few; or freedom for a few... ↗

— William Morris

#arts-crafts-movement #democracy #art