Democracy Quotes
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We need some rules changes. This is an outrage that this, the oldest democracy has now, you know, ranked - when I say ranked 59th, it means that in the percentage of women, in our national parliament, our National Congress, is now ranks 59th from the top. That means 58 countries have more women than we do in percentage wise.
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Death, the greatest democracy of them all. The world's oldest complaint. Happens to us all. Rich and poor. Fat and thin. Fathers and daughters. Mothers and sons.
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In a democracy, a man who does not listen cannot lead.
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I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democracy.
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Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.
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What can the schools do to defend democracy? Should they preach a specific political doctrine? I believe they should not. If they are able to teach young people to have a critical mind and a socially oriented attitude, they will have done all that is necessary.
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A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employments.
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It is one of the evils of democratical governments, that the people, not always seeing and frequently misled, must often feel before they can act.
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Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take.
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Our democracy relies on participation, and we've never done better by excluding folks.
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Democracy is dead in the Maldives.
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I think my most important advice is to understand what are the foundations of a healthy democracy and how we have to engage in citizenship continuously, not just when something upsets us; not just when there's an election or when an issue pops up for a few weeks. It's hard work.
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I actually don't believe in governance by referendum. I believe that we have a democracy, that we elect people to make decisions.
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Can you get a democracy in Saudi Arabia? These people talk about theocracy, not democracy. So I think it's a very tough situation.
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Representative democracy is in crisis in the United States.
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We did not go to war in Afghanistan or in Iraq to, quote, 'impose democracy.' We went to war in both places because we saw those regimes as a threat to the United States.
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If the war has faded into history, democracy's defeat in Vietnam has left deep marks in the consciousness of both nations.
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The Fabians laid the groundwork for modern social democracy, and their influence on the world would end up being at least as powerful as that of Marx.
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Real democracy means that no group or faction or leader can impose their will, their ideology, their religion, their desires on anyone else.
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In Europe democracy is a falsehood. I do not know where it will end, but it cannot end in a quiet old age.
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When free discussion is denied, hardening of the arteries of democracy has set in, free institutions are but a lifeless form, and the death of the republic is at hand.
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Democracy can hardly be expected to flourish in societies where political and economic power is being progressively concentrated and centralized. But the progress of technology has led and is still leading to just such a concentration and centralization of power.
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Democracy is perhaps the most promiscuous word in the world of public affairs.
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This election marks a significant moment in Haiti; it not only serves as the basis of hope along the road to democracy, but also serves as a testament to the resolve and character of the Haitian people during their long struggle for peace, reconciliation, and prosperity.
