Democracy Quotes
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I found a correlation between the spreading of democracy after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise in slavery. Now, as countries, former Communist countries, became so-called democratic, people started to be enslaved by their own countrymen.
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The very essence of democracy is that every person represents all the varied interests which compose the nation.
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The cloud services companies of all sizes; the cloud is for everyone. The cloud is a democracy.
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Because the rich are generally few in number, while the poor are many, they appear to be antagonistic, and as the one or the other prevails they form the government. Hence arises the common opinion that there are two kinds of government - democracy and oligarchy.
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The continued vitality of our Constitution and the survival of each freedom it protects depend upon the right to vote and the vibrant democracy it affords us. In short, the right to vote underlies each of our other rights.
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There are only two forces that can withstand the force of the war's spirit when it seizes upon the world. The one is the force of an independently thinking, free, and articulate democracy. The other is the force of an instructed and enlightened public opinion.
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We should be more modest in our belief that we can impose democracy on a country through military force.
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Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have.
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Poetry is the ultimate democracy.
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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
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People who hand over democracy in exchange for economic security end up losing both things.
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In my opinion, the Doha Round is the most important thing that we can do to reduce inequalities, create opportunities, and develop the poorest countries, face up to the struggle against terrorism and strengthen democracy.
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Certainly it is not a democracy.
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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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The United States of America has helped underwrite the global security for more than six decades with the blood of our citizens and the strength of our arms. The service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform has promoted peace and prosperity from Germany to Korea and enabled democracy to take hold in places like the Balkans.
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As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end.
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We want a country which is not isolated and where democracy rules.
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The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are the dupes of pretended patriots.
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Today, of course, the world's perception of India has changed tremendously. People understand its role in world affairs; they understand that India is not some backward nation. In fact, it is the fastest growing free-market democracy in the world today, and that says it all.
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Statistics are the heart of democracy.
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The saddest life is that of a political aspirant under democracy. His failure is ignominious and his success is disgraceful.
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In the United States, unlike any other advanced democracy, money really talks. Our Supreme Court has said that spending money on politicians is a form of free speech. No other court has said that.
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The strength of every democracy is measured by its commitment to the arts.
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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.
