Democracy Quotes
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Democracy is stronger than terrorism, and we will not cower to the terrorists' campaign of fear.
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...and was disposed too often to idealize as a virtue that habit of mean subservience to wealth and social position which, after more than half a century of political democracy, is still the characteristic and odious vice of the Englishman.
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Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy can stand aside now; everybody's got to stand up and be counted.
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That's what representative democracy is about, is members going to Washington but coming home and answering the tough questions.
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Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.
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Was the Soviet Union reformable? I would say no. They said, 'Okay, the Soviet Union isn't working.' They would say, 'No, it's great. We just need democracy, political pluralism, private property.' And then there was no Soviet Union. The European Union is the same.
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If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our Democracy; Tonight is your answer.
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Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.
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Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.
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As citizens of the United States, we are stewards of this magnificent thing called democracy.
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We welcome him to this cathedral of democracy and look forward to hearing from him.
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You know, I'm not comfortable with people whose politics are static in a democracy.
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Bourgeois democracy is democracy of pompous phrases, solemn words, exuberant promises and the high-sounding slogans of freedom and equality. But, in fact, it screens the non-freedom and inferiority of women, the non-freedom and inferiority of the toilers and exploited.
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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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I support our democracy. And sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. But I certainly will support the outcome of this election.
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In any country, governance issues are there. Challenges are there, pressures are there. When multi-party coalitions take decisions, sometimes delays will be there. But that is what democracy is: it is beauty or it's challenge.
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We must occupy the food system to create food democracy.
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A man is judged by the company he keeps, and a company is judged by the men it keeps, and the people of Democratic nations are judged by the type and caliber of officers they elect.
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We don't want peace over freedom. We will choose freedom over peace. We will go on with our fight for self-determination and democracy. But if things continue the way they are, I expect the situation to become more violent.
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The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy.
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If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice.
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Speak up! We live in a democracy. We all need to make sure our voices are heard and our opinions are known.
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My parents were lured to America by the democracy here promised. In our family, freedom was a word to conjure by. Hoping for larger privileges for the growing family of children, they brought them to the New World, the world of many intellectual as well as material advantages.
