Quotes about demo
democracy politics dull
The moment politics becomes dull, democracy is in danger. Lord Hailsham
democracy speak persons
Democracy to me is letting the other person speak and being dissenting without being disagreeable. Malachy McCourt
democratic
The UN is hardly democratic. Mahathir Mohamad
democracy spirit intolerance
Intolerance, discourtesy and harshness..... are taboo in all good society and are surely contrary to the spirit of democracy. Mahatma Gandhi
democracy world finest
Democracy, disciplined and enlightened, is the finest thing in the world.
democracy publicity becoming
Every democracy is constructed day-to-day. And the electoral process reduces and minimalizes every single aspect of human complexity. We're putting it into pamphlets. We're doing a publicity show. We're becoming symbols. Gael Garcia Bernal
democracy world lines
And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that are vital to our interest and to the interest of democracy and our friends around the world, we have to be willing to back that up Fred Thompson
democracy tradition
(Tradition) is the democracy of the dead. Gilbert K. Chesterton
democracy noses may
Democracy is like blowing your nose. You may not do it well, but it's something you ought to do yourself.
democracy ordinary citizens
There is nothing beyond the reach of ordinary citizens doing the daily work of democracy, and no problem too great to tackle with the power of active citizenship.
democracy defense electorate
The best defense of democracy is an informed electorate. Thomas Jefferson
democracy minorities majority
If the measures which have been pursued are approved by the majority, it is the duty of the minority to acquiesce and conform.
democracy vigilance eternal-vigilance
Eternal Vigilance is the price of democracy.
democracy foundation educated
The cornerstone of democracy rests on the foundation of an educated electorate.
democracy electorate depends
A properly functioning democracy depends on an informed electorate.
democracy function active
Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry. Rick Perry
demon priests notre-dame
by making himself a priest made himself a demon. Victor Hugo
democracy way majority
Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy. Robert Bork
democracy complaining three
And in Canada we, you know, it costs us three or $400 million to have an election. You know, it's always been my position that we shouldn't complain about that; that's the price of admission for a living in a great democracy. Rick Mercer
democracies-have government libertarian-party
Government is best which governs least Thomas Paine
democracy east administration
A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East is the cure for terrorism. Timothy Garton Ash
democracy definitions process
To include freedom in the very definition of democracy is to define a process not by its actual characteristics as a process but by its hoped for results. This is not only intellectually invalid, it is, in practical terms, blinding oneself in advance to some of the unwanted consequences of the process. Thomas Sowell
democracy bullets ballots
The future is best decided by ballots, not bullets. Ronald Reagan
democracy information entanglement
Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized. Romano Prodi
democracy politician ifs
If democracy is to be rebuilt … it is necessary not just for the public to learn to trust their politicians, but for the politicians to learn to trust the public. Rory Stewart
democracy socialism
There is no democracy without socialism, and no socialism without democracy. Rosa Luxemburg
democracy prevention facts
Peace, prosperity, and democracy cannot endure if imposed from the outside. We should cease to make false distinctions between peacekeeping and prevention; they are in fact inextricably linked. Susan Rice
democracy jazz structure
Like democracy itself, jazz has structure, but within it you can say almost anything.
democrat knows
Everybody knows I'm a Democrat. Susan Estrich
democracy done international
Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We've seen only the tiniest beginnings of that. Susan George
democracy world
In the world there is no democracy better than our democracy. Such a thing has never before been seen. Ruhollah Khomeini
demon mets basements
I've never met anyone who's left a comment on anything. It's just demons who live in basements. Robert Pattinson
democracy way hard
It 's really hard to impose democracy. It has to emerge naturally. You have to get out of the way and let it happen. Wesley Clark