Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
We’ve been so afraid; so hell bent on destroying enemies; both foreign and domestic, we’ve hurt ourselves and our democracy. Time to wake up.Ziad K. Abdelnour
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I live in Europe and care about democracy and sovereignty of nation states there.
Vaclav Klaus -
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 -
I allow myself to fail. I allow myself to break. I'm not afraid of my flaws.
Lady Gaga -
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde -
Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life.
Babasaheb -
Hungary is against the export of democracy and opposes migration.
Viktor Orban
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Television is the most perfect democracy. You sit there with your remote control and vote.
Aaron Brown -
Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.
Karen Armstrong -
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 -
I'm loyal. I'm real. I'm not afraid to say what I'm thinking.
Carli Lloyd -
As even a democracy like the United States has shown, waging war can benefit a leader in several ways: it can rally citizens around the flag, it can distract them from bleak economic times, and it can enrich a country's elites.
Samantha Power -
Even in an enlightened democracy, the media have to check themselves to make sure they are not contributing to an unnecessary mass hysteria.
Yair Lapid
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I'm afraid of everything. But maybe when you're afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you're scared of nothing.
Natalie Portman -
Calling representatives every single day, arranging local community meetings, and marching in the streets every Sunday. It's not the path to glory, but it's absolutely essential to maintaining a democracy under threat.
Laura Moser -
Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.
Dalton Trumbo -
Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.
Walter Winchell -
In a well-functioning democracy, citizens have the option of voting their political masters out of office. Not so in most companies.
Gary Hamel -
The word democracy has no meaning. Duty has gone. Only rights remain.
Fiona Shaw
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I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.
Abdurrahman Wahid -
A country where a man is afraid to criticise another one is no socialist country.
Enver Hoxha -
Two men as two women and as a man and a woman can have a loving relationship and make a commitment. And that's what marriage is about.
John Barrowman -
King Charles II liked women's company and well as making love to them.
Antonia Fraser -
The attorney general would call at 5 o'clock in the evening and say: 'Tomorrow morning we are going to try to integrate the University of Mississippi. Get us a memo on what we're likely to do, and what we can do if the governor sends the National Guard there.'
Harold H. Greene -
We’ve been so afraid; so hell bent on destroying enemies; both foreign and domestic, we’ve hurt ourselves and our democracy. Time to wake up.
Ziad K. Abdelnour