Jon Stewart Quotes

Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried.

I know, it's amazing to people that we have a political system, but we do.

Democracy is not a form of government, but a form of social organisation.

What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.

Politics is not an exact science.

... the grand depository of the democratic principles of the Government ...

Democracy is that system of government under which the people, having 35,717,342 native-born whites to choose from, including thousands who are handsome and many who are wise, pick out a Coolidge to be head of the State.

Process is America’s most important [political] product.

Parliament of Parliaments

The government and people are inseparable under our system. We could not separate the government from the people if we would, and we would not if we could. This unity is the strength of our political structure.

Americans invented not simply a new form of government but an entirely new concept of politics.

If the Congress fails then American democracy is dysfunctional.

We can conceive of various kinds of democracy.

Ours is a fully democratic government, which in our language we call a people's government.

This country is a republic.

In a democracy, if you don't get the votes, nothing else is possible, no matter how wonderful your dreams.

I have not given up my faith in democracy - it remains the worst form of government except for all the others - but I have given up my youthful expectation that it would inevitably triumph.

Politics is a lot tougher than physics.

Congress is where Americans are supposed to have our big, messy political fights. That's because the people who make the laws need to be hired and fired by the people. Don't like the laws? Fire the lawmakers.

Politics is not an exact science. That's why in school I loved mathematics. Everything in mathematics was clear to me.

I never took a political science course.

The people who cast the votes decide nothing; the people who count the votes decide everything.

The best revenge is democracy.

One-man-one-vote is a most difficult form of government.. Results can be erratic.