Democracy Quotes

"Democracy is based upon so childish a complex of fallacies that they must be protected by a rigid system of taboos, else even half-wits would argue it to pieces"

"We must push for international configuration of multi-polarity and democracy in international relations,"

"We're not perfect, but we do have democracy."

"They are not, and almost everybody accepts this, entitled to engage in seeking to disrupt the way our democracy operates by violence or threats of violence."

"a disgusting assault on the very principle of European democracy."

"First, we insist on democracy, they on dictatorship. Then there is the matter of the continuous ethnic cleansing policy in the Kurdish areas under the control of the Iraqi government."

"We cannot have any laws not in keeping with the tenets of Islam and of democracy."

"Democracy is not an absolute concept. On the contrary, it is relative, it is relative to the characteristics of each country,"

"We differ, Mr. Castro and I, on the definition of democracy."

"We've got a tremendous legacy to fulfill. You can't maintain a democracy and an empire simultaneously. Rosa, you taught me that."

"Nor is the people's judgment always true: the most may err as grossly as the few."

"Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations."

"We find it inconceivable, as I am sure do the members of this august body, that solutions should be imposed against its will on any democracy, least of all solutions that threaten its internationally recognized borders,"

"Its hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation to prevent the government from writing and paying for the news."

"I always find that democracy is very unpredictable. What is clear is that members vote very much not on trends but on whatever they feel is worthy, without any external influence."

"The youth of Nepal have awakened in great numbers, we will continue our battle on the streets against monarchy. It's democracy that we strive for; victory no matter what. So support our movement."

"The people can have anything they want, the only problem is they do not want anything."

"Chinks in America's egalitarian armor are not hard to find. Democracy is the fig leaf of elitism."

"In a healthy democracy, the voters choose representatives. In the system we have, the representatives choose the voters. That's upside down. This proposal puts us right side up again."

"Rittner's Computer Law: "Never argue with people who write with digital ink and pay by the kilowatt-hour."