Quotes about democracy
democracy duty final membership months send striking three whether
We are nearing three months on strike. We have a duty to send this to the membership for a vote. It's democracy at its finest. The strikers at Boeing have the final say on whether to keep striking or not.
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 fine understand
They're fine people. I understand what they're going through. This is the world of democracy.
democracy wicked defeat
Patronage is almost a wicked word. By itself it could well-nigh defeat democracy. Dwight D. Eisenhower
democracy himself man taught true women
In true democracy every man and women is taught to think for himself or herself.
democracy leaders rig speak suppress
In too many countries, leaders speak of democracy, yet rig elections, suppress dissent, and shackle the press. Harold Koh
democracy function greatest judge law law-and-lawyers laws power proof reserve respect rule unjust vigilance watch
In a democracy -- even if it is a so-called democracy like our white-Tlitist one -- the greatest veneration one can show the rule of law is to keep a watch on it, and to reserve the right to judge unjust laws and the subversion of the function of the law by the power of the state. That vigilance is the most important proof of respect for the law. Nadine Gordimer
democracy except form forms government time tried worst
It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. Winston Churchill
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.
democracy pakistan negative
The only negative thing in Pakistan is not having a democracy. Imran Khan
democracy
There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.
democracy dissent
Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy. Harry Belafonte
democracy forward freedom great might people
But what I have to say to people who might come forward is that one of the great things about our democracy is freedom of the press.
democracy elections free independence kosovo step toward
This is a big day for Kosovo. These are the first free elections in free Kosovo and they are an important step toward freedom, independence and democracy for Kosovo. Ibrahim Rugova
democracy propaganda shut
They think we are propaganda for democracy. They want to shut us up. But they can't shut me up,
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 sides film
My argument has always been that this is not an anti-Bush film, it's a pro-democracy film. And if Bush comes out on the wrong side of democracy, that's his problem. John Sayles
democracy cosmetics
The U.S. is a cosmetic democracy. John Pilger
democracy world taiwan
Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritarian China. Nick Lampson
democracy demand suspension
Democracy makes many taxing demands on its practitioners, but suspension of the intelligence is not one of them. Margaret Halsey
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 mediocrity tendencies
The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity. James F. Cooper
democracy unions victim
Without the power of the Industrial Union behind it, Democracy can only enter the State as the victim enters the gullet of the Serpent. James Connolly
democracy tragedy modern
The tragedy of modern democracies is that they have not yet succeeded in effecting democracy. Jacques Maritain