Political institutions are fair game in political debates in a democracy. Nothing is more fair game, in fact, than political matters of public concern. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes concern debate democracy
The first devices to record and play back music were the phonograph and the gramophone. The gramophone's inventor: Alexander Graham Bell. Marvin Ammori alexanderbackbell Change image and share on social
To me, freedom of speech and debate are necessary inputs in solving any of our nation's problems, from homelessness and economic inequality to banking, the environment, and national security. Freedom of speech is what Larry Lessig would call a 'root' issue; working on free speech is striking at a root issue. Marvin Ammori bankcalldebate share on social
By definition, the Singularity means that machines would be smarter than us, and, in their wisdom, they can innovate new technologies. The innovations would come so quickly, and increasingly quickly, that the innovation would make Moore's Law seem as antiquated as Hammurabi's Code. Marvin Ammori antiquatecodedefinition share on social
I had an instinctive feeling that the people who have little or no school training should have something coming into their homes weekly which dealt with their problems in a simple, helpful way... so I wrote in a plain, common-sense way on the things that concerned our people. Ida B. Wells comecommonconcern share on social
Political differences will always generate a healthy debate, but over time the dialogue has become more hateful and at times violent. Mark Udall debatedialoguedifference Change image and share on social
I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been. Steve Earle contagiousdemocracyobvious Change image and share on social