Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
The spirit of democracy cannot be superimposed from the outside. It must come from within.
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But when one identifies the Church with a cultural and political bloc, there is the danger of making difficult the Church's contact with all those outside the bloc.
Karl Lehmann
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There is no way a spirit of resistance that has sunk so deep in the population can be repressed.
Oliver Tambo
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This I know; the spirit of Man cannot be stopped.
Walter Reisch
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For me, Westernization is not about consuming fanciful goods; it's about a system of free speech, democracy, egalitarianism and respect for the people's rights and dignity.
Orhan Pamuk
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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
H. L. Mencken
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Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the creation of fair and equitable rules to enhance the development prospects of developing countries.
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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When you're collaborating with somebody, there has to be a spirit of cooperation. There are a lot of times when you just can't persuade someone to write a certain type of song, either musically or lyrically.
Walter Becker China Crisis
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The building of America has had its fair share of mistakes, but it's a constitution that's the jewel of democracy, the envy of many, and it's the most generous nation in the world.
Gary Oldman
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From my intimate discussions with President Obama, it is evident that India figures significantly in American geo-political, economic and strategic thinking. India is the largest democracy in the world.
Narendra Modi
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Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellow men.
Babasaheb
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Democracy is the road to socialism.
Karl Marx
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This generosity that has been offered to the United States says very much about the Venezuelan spirit.
Harry Belafonte
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I changed my name at 14 because no one outside of my family could pronounce my first name correctly.
J. August Richards
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Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East.
Jack Schwartz
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I am fortunate to have the ability to lend my name to build the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in my hometown of Melbourne. It will be a state-of-the-art facility to help heal the whole person - body, mind and spirit.
Olivia Newton-John
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I am an immigrant from Mexico. I came to the United States looking for a landscape where I could explore ideas freely and to test my entrepreneurial spirit.
Ilan Stavans
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I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that.
Walter Cronkite
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Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.
Barack Obama
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Today Christians... stand at the head of Germany... We want to fill our culture again with the Christian Spirit.
Adolf Hitler
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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
Akbar Ganji
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Not for one single day Can I discern my way, But this I surely know- Who gives the day Will show the way, So I securely go.
William Arthur Dunkerley
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A woman should be pink and cuddly for a man.
Jayne Mansfield
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THE WRITER can get free of his writing only by using it, that is, by reading oneself. As if the aim of writing were to use what is already written as a launching pad for reading the writing to come. Moreover, what he has written is read in the process, hence constantly modified by his reading. The book is an unbearable totality. I write against a background of facets.
Edmond Jabes
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The spirit of democracy cannot be superimposed from the outside. It must come from within.
Mahatma Gandhi