America is strong because its journalism is strong. That's how democracies work. They're only as good as the quality of the information… — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
Political stability was at most a factor in assessing developing countries or Russia. It is now also an issue in Western democracies. — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share Image
As the histories of ancient and modern democracies illustrate, the pressure of political movement in times of war, civil commotion, or general… — Robert Heilbroner Copy Share Image
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as… — Demosthenes Copy Share Image
Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central and South America, and in the Caribbean,… — Warren Christopher Copy Share Image
“The only democracies left in continental Europe were the tiny neutral states of Sweden and Switzerland, both dependent on German goodwill.” — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
The country is only as strong as its journalism - that's the way democracies work. The higher the quality of the information,… — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
Democracies die behind closed doors. . . . When government begins closing doors, it selectively controls information rightfully belonging to the people.… — Damon Keith Copy Share Image
The diverse natures of men, combined with the necessity to satisfy in some manner the sentiment which desires them to be equal,… — Vilfredo Pareto Copy Share Image
Western democracies exalt the ideal of social equality, but our economic system arguably emerged from 16th-century Calvinism, a religion whose members believed… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
It's not all about building police forces and more prisons. This is in a sense an abdication of what the rule of… — George Stamatis Copy Share Image
The three main sources of scepticism are first, that not every people desires freedom second, that democracy in certain parts of the… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
“Democracies may die at the hands not of generals but of elected leaders—presidents or prime ministers who subvert the very process that… — Steven Levitsky Copy Share Image
Clearly, the inhabitants of stable democracies find it hard to appreciate what they have: 'You don't know what you've got 'til it's… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
“But it is this distinct perception of the future, founded upon a sound judgment and an enlightened experience, which is most frequently… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I believe that all of us have gangster proclivities and greedy orientations that need accountability. That's why democracies are necessary. We have… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
We should encourage governments to be sustained by citizens' taxes - that is, democracies. Democracies will be enduring allies of America. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share Image
There's a reason we have a lot of pomp and ceremony around coronations and the transfer of power in democracies. It's a… — Jesse Armstrong Copy Share Image
The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words introduced but even more in the new… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
You can make peace with an enemy, if the enemy abandons the idea of destroying you. That is the critical test. Democracies… — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image
We live in an age of de-democratization. The number of democracies in the world has been going backwards since 2005, and even… — David Frum Copy Share Image
The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan. — Chuck Hagel Copy Share Image
The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
India and the United States are the world's two largest democracies, and they are both multicultural democracies to boot. It only makes… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Where we find young democracies, we need to help them. Where we find the enemy, we need to fight them. And that's… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Ignorant voters of the democracies are always a great threat to the progression of humanity, simply because they give their votes to… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
The all but unanimous judgment seems to be that we, the democracies, are just as responsible for the rise of the dictators… — Harry Emerson Fosdick Copy Share Image
Acts of anti-Semitism in countries throughout the world, including some of the world's strongest democracies, have increased significantly in frequency and scope… — Tim Holden Copy Share Image
I would argue that in times of war, sealed lips sink entire democracies. If we don't have access to vital information, we… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
The well being of democracies regardless of their type and status is dependent on one small technical detail: The right to vote.… — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
To balance China, the democracies will need new friends - and India with its fast-growing economy, youthful population, and democratic politics seems… — David Frum Copy Share Image
Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America… — Bob Riley Copy Share Image
The problem is that the things demanded by an empire, which is staying power, ruthlessness, the ability and the willingness to use… — Mark Danner Copy Share Image
“Observing the volatile nature of the new democracies, I came vividly to see how unimportant a part of democracy are elections, in… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
The generosity of spirit that is usually shown by advanced democracies disappears when the public feel two things: that their government is… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
It's not speech per se that allows democracies to function, but the ability to agree - eventually, at least some of the… — Zeynep Tufekci Copy Share Image
The American political scientist Francis Fukuyama has argued that liberal democracies, with their political freedom and economic success, have three important pillars:… — Raghuram Rajan Copy Share Image
“Western democracies did not create the virtue of citizenship; on the contrary, they grew from it. Nothing is more evident in The… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
“Democracies are not lucky. They do not attract civic-minded leaders by chance. Rather, they attract survival-oriented leaders who understand that, given their… — Bruce Bueno De Mesquita Copy Share Image
