Democracy Quotes
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China is trying to become America without democracy while America is trying to become France without cheese calories.
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Slowly but surely, we are acquiring that famous culture of democracy, which is our objective.
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And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers.
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My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.
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For comprehensive Earth action, an all-of-the-Earth representative democracy is required. That is, a global parliament.
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One of the things we're going to have to discuss and debate is how are we striking this balance between the need to keep the American people safe and our concerns about privacy. Because there are some trade-offs involved. I welcome this debate, and I think it's healthy for our democracy.
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The Athenian democracy suffered much from that narrowness of patriotism which is the ruin of all nations.
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We are so resilient as a people. I have so much respect for their dignity and courage. I hope the world sees this side of Pakistan, one where professionals want a democracy. The spirit of our intelligentsia cannot be broken.
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Events in America show the extent to which democracy there is fuelled by populism - Barack Obama's victory is a manifestation not of Washington's need for change, but of America's. That is not how democracy works in England.
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Even if we accept, as the basic tenet of true democracy, that one moron is equal to one genius, is it necessary to go a further step and hold that two morons are better than one genius?
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We should not allow the word 'democracy' to be utilized apologetically to represent the dictatorship of the exploiting classes.
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We think it’s extremely important to have lots of feedback and input from civil society organizations. Something broad like, Does democracy lead to growth? - these are very difficult questions to answer. It’s almost academic.
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Supporting American technology companies is one of the most patriotic things you can do - the technology industry is the reason our country has such a high-standard of living and why we can afford to spread the democracy virus around the globe.
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I just have a hunch that Stalin is not that kind of man. Harry Hopkins says he's not and that he doesn't want anything except security for his own country, and I think that if I give him everything I possibly can and ask nothing from him in return, noblesse oblige, he won't try to annex anything and will work with me for a world of democracy and peace.
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Democracy is "government of, by and for the people".
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Being adequately informed is a democratic duty, just as the vote is a democratic right. A misinformed electorate, voting without knowledge, is not a true democracy.
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Islam and democracy can function together.
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We women of America tell you that America is not a democracy. Twenty million women are denied the right to vote.
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What we are doing in fact is recovering and progressing and sustaining the recovery of our democracy.
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Democracy will win - because a government’s legitimacy can only come from citizens; because in this age of information and empowerment, people want more control over their lives, not less; and because, more than any other form of government ever devised, only democracy, rooted in the sanctity of the individual, can deliver real progress.
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Democracy is an impossible thing until the power is shared by all, but let not democracy degenerate into mobocracy.
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I like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no-one else believes in - like peace and justice and freedom.
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The democracy we are constructing must be able to show its usefulness and relevance.
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In the face of great perils never before encountered, our strong purpose is to protect and to perpetuate the integrity of democracy. For this we muster the spirit of America, and the faith of America. We do not retreat. We are not content to stand still. As Americans, we go forward, in the service of our country, by the will of God.
