I think Trump is much closer ideologically to Putin and other autocrats around the world than he is to democratic countries.

Some see the flames on our horizons, the rising waters in our cities, the shadows gathering over our democracy and ask ‘What do we do now?’

The American story will be written by you, written by us, by We the People.

We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. We'll see you in court.

'We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. We'll see you in court.'

We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king.

My strong belief is that the will of voters and ... the sanctity of democratic elections preclude me from any other action.

What I think is really important and what the American public want is for us to bring actual weapons to this bar fight. This is an actual fight for democracy, for the future of this country.

[Musk] is trying to gut everything good in America for his own private profit. This is the culmination of what oligarchy is all about…the fusion and the capture of the billionaire class of our democracy.

overturning the will of the voters is a serious step that should not be taken lightly.

You know, they want a seat at the table, wouldn’t the people of Ukraine have to have a say, like it’s been a lot of times since we’ve had an election?

In the 235 years of New York State history, these powers have never been utilized to remove a duly-elected mayor; overturning the will of the voters is a serious step that should not be taken lightly.

European friends: Do not accept lectures on democracy and freedom of speech from an administration that denies the 2020 election results.

The question is can you work with Republicans in the middle of a constitutional crisis when democracy is on the line? And right now, I think that this crisis is serious and deepening in its seriousness, that our job No.1, No.2, and No.3 is to save our democracy.

I’m not going to stand by and support an effort to dismantle our democracy through the budgeting process.

It only took 50 days for Hitler to destroy democracy in Germany.

We are concerned that the true values that we share, the values that bind us together with Europe, are things like free speech and democracy.

The only solution to the ills of democracy is more democracy.