Quotes about democracy
democracy million people taiwan thumbs watching
The whole world is watching Taiwan's democracy, and the 23 million people of Taiwan will get a thumbs up from the world. Chen Shui-bian
democracy peace restored
Through these steps, stability, peace and democracy can be restored in Nepal.
democracy succeed
We will ... succeed at getting a democracy established in Iraq. And I think, when we do, that will be the end of the insurgency. Dick Cheney
democracy despise distort surrender terrorists
we will never surrender to the terrorists who despise democracy and distort religion. Never. Jalal Talabani
democracy stain
We feel you are a stain on our democracy.
democracy direct maybe move next reform technology toward
To reform to move toward a direct democracy, I don't know how you would do that. If there is the technology there, maybe this is the next step.
democracy less war
After each war there is a little less democracy to save. Brooks Atkinson
democracy equal exists goal ideal myth opportunity sovereign states united
The United States exists as a sovereign nation. 'America,' in contrast, exists as a myth of democracy and equal opportunity to live by, or as an ideal goal to reach. Bharati Mukherjee
democracy electoral expected positive
We expected that with electoral democracy there would be a trickle down of positive effects. That did not happen.
democracy handful partisan people rest
We don't think it's a partisan issue. A handful of people wanted to kill it for some reason, and the rest of democracy had to suffer. Jim Nelson
democracy freely function understand
We Chileans have to be able to understand that in a democracy institutions must function freely and with sovereignty. Ricardo Lagos
democracy hoped pakistan rather step taken towards turn
We're very disappointed that Pakistan has taken another turn away from democracy rather than as we had hoped a step towards democracy, Richard Boucher
democracy share
Democracy is too good to share with just anybody. Nigel Rees
democracy austerity wells
Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
democracy want what-you-want
Everything is generated through your own will power. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. This is a democracy. You go where you want to go and do what you want to do. Ray Bradbury
democracy secrecy diminish
Nothing so diminishes democracy as secrecy. Ramsey Clark
democracy faults constitution
Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.
democracy middle-east realistic
We have to have a more realistic foreign policy and not a utopian one where we say, oh, we're going to spread freedom and democracy, and everybody in the Middle East is going to love us. They are not going to love us. Rand Paul
democracy turns ifs
If you're not turned on by politics, politics will turn on you. Ralph Nader
democracy denial information
Information is the currency of democracy. It's denial must always be suspect.
democracy plutocracy
We have an underdeveloped democracy and overdeveloped plutocracy.
democracy flags lines
The reason that democracies always defeat dictatorships is because they're open to debate. We should never allow Washington to say, 'Shut up, get in line and wave the flag.'
democracy engagement electorate
Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed. Melissa Bean
democracy branches able
We live in a democracy and I do not understand why highly respected scientists from top international branches are not able express themselves! Nina Hagen
democracy world plans
When everyone agrees to a single solution and a single plan, there's nothing more efficient in the world than an efficient democracy. Neil deGrasse Tyson
democracy denial moments
But the moment the politicians start saying they are in denial of what the scientists are telling them, of what the consensus of scientific experiments demonstrates, that is the beginning of the end of an informed democracy.
democracy fundamentals world
Knowledge of the natural world and how it works should be counted as fundamental to informed governance. You can't have a functioning democracy, if the electorate is under-informed or, worse, mis-informed.
democracy progressive cease
A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy. Theodore Roosevelt
democracy demand suspension
Democracy makes many taxing demands on its practitioners, but suspension of the intelligence is not one of them. Margaret Halsey
democracy states ifs
Those who abhors democracy would rarely immigrate to an authoritarian state if they have to.
democracy determine gets handled islamic
How this gets handled will determine much about our dream, of having democracy in an Islamic country, reinforcing one another.
democracy extent large path suck
If you're going to go down this path of encouraging democracy, then to a very large extent you just suck it up.
democracy took united
If you look at democracy in the United States, you will see that it took many, many, many years to develop.