Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorjis a Mongolian politician who has been President of Mongolia since 2009. He previously served as Prime Minister in 1998 and again from 2004 to 2006. Elbegdorj is considered one of the principal champions in emerging markets and was one of the architects of democracy in Mongolia...
NationalityMongolian
ProfessionPolitician
CountryMongolia
government life people themselves
What do you think, what people want from their governments? Simple. A better life for themselves and for their children. Government that is fair, just and responsible.
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From my quarter-a-century experience as a fighter for democracy, there is never a final victory for democracy. It is always a struggle in every generation, and you have to take up the course of time and time again.
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You cannot be democratic one day, and undemocratic on another. It is a state of mind, it is a way of living, and it is an essence of action.
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We should never take democracy for granted. Democracy can emerge and develop, but it can also decay.
confident freedom hope others
I am confident that if we stand for the hope and freedom of others we will make our own freedom more secure.
desire freedom owners people throughout
Freedom was the desire of our people throughout centuries. Freedom enabled our people to be owners of their destiny.
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Democracy literally means the power of people. Democracy is not about politics, it is about the people.
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People are not really interested in what politicians talk about, but what they are really interested in is how their hard-earned tax money is spent.
asian believe broke conducting reforming reforms since social stereotype systems time
Many still believe that conducting political and economic reforms at the same time is not an Asian way. But this is a fairy-tale. We broke that old stereotype by reforming our political, economic and social systems concurrently since 1990.
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In the Great Mongol Empire, Mongols governed by a written law called the 'Ih Zasag,' which is translated as 'the Great Order.' It was an era when the Mongols strove to establish a new world order, thus, justice, peace and cooperation in their relations with other states and peoples.
believe force freedom history leads peace power ultimately
I do believe in the power of freedom. The power of freedom is the mightiest force of history. Once that power unleashes, it ultimately leads to peace and prosperity.
Greater technological connectivity makes the world wider, and the walls of isolation - thinner.
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The roots of our statehood go back more than two millennia and two centuries to the origins of the Hun Empire. Building upon the legacies and power of the Huns, Mongols had built the largest land empire in the history of the mankind.
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No central planning, no autocratic rule and no military regime can produce what free man can do.