Democracy Quotes

Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We've seen only the tiniest beginnings of that.

And they understand that to be an effective member of a democracy, you have to accept responsibility.

Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.

While we enjoy the benefits of living in the greatest democracy in the world, we must be ever conscious of the fact that none of the achievements or freedoms enjoyed in America would be possible without the price that has been paid for by our servicemen and women.

The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democracy. I am humbled by the prospect of being one its charter members.

Our constitutional liberties shall not be sacrificed in our search for greater security, for that is what our enemies and all enemies of freedom and democracy hope to achieve.

What we say is that democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens. But if you stand in line for six hours, technically, today there is no document, no standard, no law that says that that's wrong.

There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals.

Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for democracy; in other words, how to achieve democratization in the Middle East.

A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.

It is important that democracy in Lebanon is protected and that Hezbollah will not be supported by outside forces like Syria and Iran.

Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for democracy; in other words, how to achieve democratization in the Middle East.

We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights.

The closer Iraq approaches freedom and democracy, the more impediments and barriers the terrorists will erect.

If we expose the Chinese to our freedoms, it may create a greater hunger for democracy, reform and liberties in China.

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.

Until democracy in effective enthusiastic action fills the vacuum created by the power of modern inventions, we may expect the fascists to increase in power after the war both in the United States and in the world.

Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.

In a democracy one must have the right to express oneself and that's what I do, even if it displeases.

Television is democracy at its ugliest.

A monoculture is not only Hollywood, but Americans trying to export democracy.

The years between 1800 and 1825 were distinguished, so far as our domestic development was concerned, by the growth of the Western pioneer Democracy in power and self-consciousness.

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations.

In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and participatory democracy.

The problem with the United Nations is that while democracy within nations is the best available form of government, democracy among nations can be a moral disaster - especially if some nations are not democracies.

The theory of relativity worked out by Mr. Einstein, which is in the domain of natural science, I believe can also be applied to the political field. Both democracy and human rights are relative concepts - and not absolute and general.

Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy?

Taiwan is a budding democracy, and the people have participated in multi-party democratic elections since 1996.

I think the good old British democracy should keep scrutinising and pressing to get the truth out.

Voters must have faith in the electoral process for our democracy to succeed.