Democracy Quotes
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The Chinese have certain advantages. The fact that it's a single party government. But I do believe in the long run the fact that India is a functioning democracy committed to the rule of law. Our system is slow to move but I'm confident that once decisions are taken they are going to be far more durable.
Manmohan Singh
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Authoritarianism, an unrealistic occidental imagination - these issues will never be settled. Turkey will continue to take Europe as a model; it will continue to pursue its search for democracy.
Orhan Pamuk
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Democracy, voters, voting responsibility ... everyone in Vadodara ... the awakening of the voters was very important and I thank and congratulate them.
Narendra Modi
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If you can't put your values into your vote, we don't have a democracy.
Jill Stein
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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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In Europe, it appears that in the name of democracy, elites are pursuing an autocratic, centralized power, seeking economic control and social regimentation.
Maggie Gallagher
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Money originated with royalty and slavery, it has nothing to do with democracy or the struggle of the empoverished enslaved majority.
Aristotle
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Democracy is fatal for the arts; it leads only to chaos or the achievement of new and lower common denominators of quality.
Walter Legge
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I believe, for a long time, protracted wars test the will of any democracy, to be sure, and people will underwrite a protracted war if they see some progress. But if they don't see progress, and it appears to be futile and useless, then that political support begins to evaporate rather quickly.
Jack Keane
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Our elite believe in a new trinity of equality, democracy and diversity. Indeed, after the Cold War, we declared the spread of democracy worldwide to be our historic mission and national goal.
Pat Buchanan
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This is an absolute turning point in the story of our country because I think if we go on with being enmeshed in the E.U., it will continue to erode our democracy. That is something that worries me.
Boris Johnson
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I have no idea if some societies, anthropologically speaking, aren't really suited for democracy. I don't think that's true.
P. J. O'Rourke
