The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe - responsibility without power, the prerogative of the eunuch throughout the ages.Tom Stoppard
One doesn't want one's democracy to behave like a dictatorial or fascistic police. One doesn't.Tom Stoppard
I've voted in every election - not always for the same political party and never with any degree of enthusiasm.Tom Stoppard
Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.Honoré de Balzac
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.Dwight D. Eisenhower
Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage.Dwight D. Eisenhower
From behind the Iron Curtain, there are signs that tyranny is in trouble and reminders that its structure is as brittle as its surface is hard.Dwight D. Eisenhower
In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
When everyone agrees to a single solution and a single plan, there's nothing more efficient in the world than an efficient democracy.Neil deGrasse Tyson
