In view of Chinas growing military strength and…

In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian…

— Jim Costa

In democratic countries, the most important private organizations are economic. Unlike secret societies, they are able to exercise their terrorism without illegality, since they…

— Bertrand Russell

I am far from denying that newspapers in democratic countries lead citizens to do very ill-considered things in common; but without newspapers there would…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

The peoples are not awake...[There are dangers] which will render a world organization impossible. I foresee the renewal of...the secret bargaining behind closed doors.…

— Henri La Fontaine

In democratic countries as well as elsewhere most of the branches of productive industry are carried on at a small cost by men little…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

All revolutions more or less threaten the tenure of property: but most of those who live in democratic countries are possessed of property -…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracies don't go to war against each other, and by and large they don't sponsor terrorism. They're more likely to respect the environment and…

— William J. Clinton

What countries must do to join the World Trade Organization is precisely what they must do to become productive and democratic: accept the rule…

— Richard N. Haass

Some of the developing-country governments and populations are tired of having things rammed down their throats, but we're not yet at the stage we…

— Thomas Pogge

TPP will require all countries that join the agreement to conform their laws and practices to fundamental labor rights and principles. Vietnam will have…

— Tom Malinowski

Some countries have a parliamentary republic, some are presidential republics and some are still monarchies, but no one sees them as not being democratic.…

— Vladimir Putin

International institutions ought to be, as the national ones in democratic countries, established by the peoples and for the peoples

— Henri La Fontaine

Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central and South America, and in the Caribbean, are really…

— Warren Christopher

Even in non-democratic countries, people have a legitimate interest in knowing about actions taken by the government.

— Peter Singer

We're never going to have democratic countries or peaceful countries until we have democratic or peaceful families.

— Gloria Steinem