"Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles." ― Woodrow Wilson Topic(s): Government More From Woodrow Wilson "A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great government of the United States helpless and contemptible." "If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience." "America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an ideal – to discover and maintain liberty among men." More In Government "Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food."― William Hazlitt "Knowledge about the economy, ideas about capitalism and government, the future of the world and geopolitics were things I was never really interested in."― Shia LaBeouf "I don’t particularly think marriage is a sane thing."― Sean Young