Quotes about democracy
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Today, I am an inquisitor. I shall not sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution. Barbara Jordan
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This proposal must simply be rejected. There are moments in the history of nations and parliaments in which nothing less than democracy is at stake. Romano Prodi
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It is not my democracy as a person; it is our democracy as a society. Bashar al-Assad
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Democracy is the breeding ground of communism, Augusto Pinochet
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An attack on Public Education is an attack on Democracy Diane Ravitch
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery. Democritus
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This living in a democracy is a problem, isn't it? Eleanor Roosevelt
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The rifle and handgun are 'equalizers' -- the weapons of a democracy. Tanks and bombers represent dictatorship. Edward Abbey
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The most striking thing about the rich is the gracious democracy of their manners -- and the crude vulgarity of their way of life.
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A democracy when put to the strain grows weak, and is supplanted by Oligarchy. Aristotle
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No democracy can exist unless each of its citizens is as capable of outrage at injustice to another as he is of outrage at unjustice to himself.
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We should not be surprised that democracy is imperfect even in Western countries. Richard Holbrooke
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The progress of democracy seems irresistible, because it is the most uniform, the most ancient and the most permanent tendency which is to be found in history. Alexis de Tocqueville
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like a thunderbolt ... particularly worrying for France and for our democracy. Lionel Jospin
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I've always been very interested in the struggle for human rights, not just here but abroad, and I wanted to be an inside player in that struggle. I wanted to make the laws reflect our ideals and ideas in this democracy that is America. Leah Ward Sears
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We had no choice. We did what any democracy would have done.
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If we incline too much to democracy, we shall soon shoot into a monarchy. Alexander Hamilton
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The Western democracy of today is the forerunner of Marxism which without it would not be thinkable. It provides this world plague with the culture in which its germs can spread. Adolf Hitler
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We should never take democracy for granted. Democracy can emerge and develop, but it can also decay. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
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Socialism is the completion of democracy, not the negation of it. Terry Eagleton
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So many struggled so that all of us could have a voice in this great democracy and live up to the first three words of our constitution: We the people. I love that phrase so much. Throughout our country's history, we've expanded the meaning of that phrase to include more and more of us. That's what it means to move forward. Kerry Washington
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I'm an American. We've translated democracy and brotherhood and equality into enterprise and opportunity and success - and that's getting Americanised. Susan Glaspell
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I think we will be able to be the model of democracy and prosperity in the Middle East, Jalal Talabani
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We're not expecting North Korea to become a Jeffersonian democracy, but we do expect them to sit down and talk to us about these issues, to talk to the international community.
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Stories are the best democracy we have. We are allowed to become the other we never dreamed we could be. Colum McCann
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Our model of politics is one that it is inclusive of all members of the society; all should be represented. That is the nature of our democracy. Colin Powell
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The players are determined to ensure that all NHLPA members are fully and completely informed about matters relating to their membership and their futures. This is about democracy and transparency. As veteran players we want to return the Association to its members. It is our responsibility to the younger players. Chris Chelios
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We're trying to plug in democracy. You can't do that. You can't just tell people to vote. You have to put in education, and land ownership. Greg Mortenson
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In a democracy there are only two types of power: there's organized people and organized money, and organized money only wins when people aren't organized.
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There are great reasons to celebrate. This is a gigantic step toward the recovery of democracy and liberty. Alejandro Toledo
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The reinstatement of parliament is a major step on the long path towards re-establishing democracy in Nepal and ensuring stable democracy.
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we have been making real progress, significant steps toward stability and democracy. ... The world did not intervene to make Kosovo safe for revenge and intolerance. Bernard Kouchner
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We must occupy the food system to create food democracy. Vandana Shiva