Democracy quotes

“In this system, our system, the slaves are unaware, both of their status and of their masters, who exist in a world apart, and where the shackles are hidden amidst reams of unreachable legalese. It is a result of massive, pervasive corruption of the legalprofession. When it takes a whistle blower to sound the alarm, it is cause for even greater...” (continue)(continue reading)
Meryl Streep - Ellen Martin

“- Eric Liddell: The Kingdom of God is not a democracy. The Lord never seeks re-election. There are no referenda on which road to take. There's one right, one wrong, one absolute ruler.
- Sandy McGrath: A dictator you mean?
- Eric Liddell: Aye, but a benign loving dictator.”
Ian Charleson - Eric Liddell
Struan Rodger - Sandy McGrath

“- Carter: This ain't no democracy.
- Lee: Yes, it is.
- Carter: No, it ain't. This is the United States of James Carter. I'm the president, I'm the emperor, I'm the king. I'm Michael Jackson, you Tito. Your ass belongs to me.”

Chris Tucker - Carter
Jackie Chan - Lee

“Democracy is so overrated.”
Kevin Spacey - Francis Underwood

“We don’t need politicians, we’ve all got iPhones and computers, right? So any decision that has to be made, any policy, we just put it online. Let the people vote–thumbs up, thumbs down, the majority wins. That’s a democracy. That’s a–that’s an actual democracy.”
Jason Flemyng - Jack Napier

“- Dr. Grace Hart: I could never live in a country with an unelected ruler, like the Queen.
- Watson: [scoffs] Whyever not?
- Dr. Grace Hart: In America we have democracy. Our president is a person our people have all chosen, an assurance that only the finest and most qualified man will lead, not a wealthy tyrant who cares for nothing but...” (continue)(continue reading)
Rebecca Hall - Grace Hart
John C. Reilly - Dr. Watson

“Democracy can be a wickedly unfair thing, Sabrina. Nobody poor was ever called democratic for marrying somebody rich.”
John Williams - Thomas Fairchild

“In a democracy, we do not shoot unarmed suspects on sight for a murder in which their participation is still unproven.”
Bradford Dillman - Dr. Lewis Dixon

“It is my job to uphold the law and to protect democracy in this city.”
Christian Slater - Josh Davis

“The public library is the last bastion of democracy that we have in this country!”
Jeffrey Wright - Anderson

“The word democracy has no meaning. Duty has gone. Only rights remain.”
Fiona Shaw

“All we've done is show the world that democracy isn't chaos. That there is a great, invisible strength in a people's union.”
Daniel Day-Lewis - Abraham Lincoln

“- Black cop: You can't help but admire those young brothers, they do alot of good in their communities.
- Pruitt: You ever hear about the common good, the United States of America is more than a simple collection of ghettoes, this country was built on Capitalism and Democracy. And in a Democracy the Majority rules, we are a Minority unless we...” (continue)(continue reading)

Jeris Poindexter - Black cop
Roger Guenveur Smith - Pruitt

“We are not the members of a democracy, Father. We are the members of an order.”
Jeremy Irons - Father Gabriel

“- Henry Kissinger: If a Rockefeller can't be the President of the United States then what is the point of democracy?
- Richard M. Nixon: The point of democracy is that even the son of a grocer can become President.”
Paul Sorvino - Henry Kissinger
Philip Anthony Hopkins - Richard M. Nixon

“- Julien: Whatever happened to the separation of the classes?
- Maurice: I'm sure this whole democracy thing is just a fad.”
Sacha Baron Cohen - Julien
Cedric the Entertainer - Maurice

“We are in a democratic society. It's our job to question.”
Kurt Russell

“You wanna fuck with our democracy, undermine our way of life? Every American believes their vote counts. You wanna tell them that's not true?”
Jeff Goldblum - Alan Stewart

“- Ricky Bobby: You're in America, okay? Greatest country on the planet.
- Jean Girard: Well, what have you given the world apart from George Bush, Cheerios, and the ThighMaster?
- Ricky Bobby: Chinese food?
- Cal Naughton Jr.: Chinese food.
- Jean Girard: That's from China.
- Ricky Bobby: Pizza.
- Jean Girard: Italy.
- Cal Naughton Jr.:...” (continue)(continue reading)
Will Ferrell - Ricky Bobby
Sacha Baron Cohen - Jean Girard
John C. Reilly - Cal Naughton Jr.

“What's the good of talking to you? You can't even begin to understand democracy.”

Raymond Massey - Andy Brock

- Patrick Harper: We don't want to go south, sir.
- Richard Sharpe: And what the hell do I care what you and the lads want, eh? You think the British Army's a bloody dem... Dem...
- Harris: Democracy, sir. Comes from the Greek word "demos" and means "rule by"...
- Richard Sharpe: Shut up, Harris!
Daragh O'Malley - Harper
Sean Bean - Sharpe
Jason Salkey - Harris

“The president and Mr. Putin had a nice talk. The president considers him a close friend, while of course deeply mistrusting his undemocratic tendencie”
Willem Dafoe - Chief of Staff

“This year we explored the failure of democracy. How our social scientists brought our world to the brink of chaos. We talked about the veterans, how they took control and established the stability that has lasted for generations since. You know these facts, but have I taught you anything of value this year?”
Michael Ironside - Jean Rasczak

“- Jim McAllister: Let's say all you ever knew were apples. Apples, apples, and more apples. You might think apples were pretty good, even if you got a rotten one every once in a while. But then one day... there's an orange. And now you can make a decision, do you want an apple or do you want an orange? That's democracy.
- Paul Metzler: I also...” (continue)(continue reading)
Matthew Broderick - Jim McAllister
Chris Klein - Paul Metzler

“Perception of legitimacy is more important than legitimacy itself. That's the greater truth.”
Jeff Goldblum - Alan Stewart