Chris Sacca Quotes

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.

The test of our social commitment and humanity is how we treat the most powerless of our fellow citizens, the respect we accord to our fellow human beings. That is what reveals our true culture.

Not less, but more democracy - that is the demand, that is the great goal that we have to prescribe for ourselves, and especially for our youth.

I think what's important is to give space to the range of human experience.

I hope that in my books there's an undertone of politics, basic tenets of how we should live.

One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.

I've never called President Obama a racist. I love President Obama. I pray for him all the time. God loves President Obama. God loves you. And God loves me.

Our democratic richness arrives when we're able to comprehend our collective humanity accurately.

A healthy state encourages many voices - and lots of listening.

Anyone who wants to be part of the political process should adopt values that are compatible with democracy.

Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.

One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.

Living the life I have lived - being raised by deaf parents, assimilating to a different culture, and the challenges I have faced over time - has given me insight to the fact that each person has their own complex, intricate story, and it's rarely what I suspect it is. We must have compassion and grace for each other. We must.

I mean I think children love the idea that there are different viewpoints and different words for things and different worlds. And the more that they pretend to be other people, the harder it is for them to hate them and misunderstand them when they grow up.

The only way to build up a respect for minority rights and other aspects of democracy is to practice it. You have to work at it to have it.

We need to learn democracy. Everything takes time.

How central shall democracy be in everything else we want to do in the world?

The development of democracy is very much a matter of education and of progressing step by step.

Now that we have the revolutionary spirit, we must not lose sight of the brotherhood awareness. Temper the revolutionary spirit. Culture identification is needed, but we must not let it lead us to hatred. We can become intoxicated and lose sight of our real goal to fully participate in the political system of the United States.

If we are honest with ourselves today, we will acknowledge that the ideal of Democracy has never failed, but that we haven't carried it out, and in our lack of faith we have debased the human being who must have a chance to live if Democracy is to be successful.

In our national discourse and in pursuing our national agenda, we must never leave anyone behind. We must reach out to the many who may have been disaffected and left confused by political games, deceit and showmanship.

Liberals stand for tolerance, magnanimity, community spirit, the defense of the weak against the powerful, love of learning, freedom of belief, art and poetry, city life, the very things that make life worth dying for. Conservatives stand for tax cuts … and use of the tax refund to buy a gun and an attack dog to take with you when you drive your all-terrain vehicle through the barriers of Republicanville.

Golden Rule: Don’t ignore those lower down on the food chain, they can be your shock absorbers...

We see you. We stand with you.

We can moralize all day about how we want ideal citizens to be, but democracy is most secure, and tolerance is maximized, when we design systems to accommodate how people actually are.