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16. "The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.” John F. Kennedy, Former U.S. President. 17. “Voting is not only our right—it is our power.”
CNN’s John Avlon writes that new House Speaker Mike Johnson’s words that “we don’t live in a democracy” show there’s a trend among right-wing leaders to dismiss a majoritarian democracy.
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem", said by Ronald Reagan. [18] "I will not exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience", said by Ronald Reagan in the second debate with Walter Mondale, defusing the age issue.
In September 2022, Biden delivered his remarks on the Battle for the Soul of our Nation, highlighting the endangerment of the country's equality and democracy. [ 2 ] In August 2017, a piece in the Atlantic was published entitled "We Are Living Through a Battle for the Soul of This Nation," referring to the events of the Unite the Right rally in ...
Democracy is government by the majority, something we could do if everyone voted on the internet. ... Today, as our republic approaches its 250th birthday in 2026, we are in a new era that has ...
The idea that America is "a republic, not a democracy" has been a recurring theme in American Republicanism since the early 20th century. It declared that not only is majoritarian "pure" democracy a form of tyranny (unjust and unstable) but that democracy, in general, is a distinct form of government from republicanism and that the United ...
Out with MAGA. “Fascist for a day” should be Donald Trump’s new campaign slogan. The former president wants Americans to think he’s not that anti-democratic.Despite vowing to use the White ...
Citizenship in a Republic is the title of a speech given by Theodore Roosevelt, former President of the United States, at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910. [ 1 ] One notable passage from the speech is referred to as " The Man in the Arena ": [ 2 ] [ 3 ]