The plain Canadian fact is that relative to other Western…

Many of the Western democracies - including the U.S. - have a problem that voters want benefits they don't want to pay for.

— Henry Paulson

“One by one western democracies were rolled up on German terms; Denmark and Norway in April and the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in…

— Matthew A. Rozell

Political stability was at most a factor in assessing developing countries or Russia. It is now also an issue in Western democracies.

— Nicholas Bloom

The events of January 6 fit into a broader authoritarian movement across the world, which is attempting to undermine and weaken western democracies.

— Colin Allred

The principles governing Western democracies, of which Israel rightly considers itself a part, are based on the assurance that everyone has a vote, but…

— Edgar Bronfman, Sr

The major western democracies are moving towards corporatism. Democracy has become a business plan, with a bottom line for every human activity, every dream,…

— John Pilger

Iraq is just a symbol of the attitude of western democracies to the rest of the world.

— Harold Pinter

“Western democracies did not create the virtue of citizenship; on the contrary, they grew from it. Nothing is more evident in The Federalist than…

— Roger Scruton

Jews have not only become equal citizens in Western democracies, they have become leading citizens. And, of course, the reestablishment of the State of…

— David Novak

It seems to be the modern Canadian approach to Indigenous people: rather than deny their problems or accuse them of creating them through their…

— Neil Macdonald

No dog means no disgusting surprises on carpets - thank goodness for those irrigating vacuums they sell at Canadian Tire - no hefty vet…

— Neil Macdonald

The economic reality is that, thanks to smart machines and global trade, the well-paying, middle-class jobs that were the backbone of Western democracies are…

— Chrystia Freeland

In most Western democracies, you do have the freedom of speech. But freedom of speech is not an entitlement to reach. You are free…

— Christopher Wylie

In the absolute majority of western democracies - elected officials are the ones who appoint the highest bench in the judicial system. There is…

— Ayelet Shaked

One knows, of course, that Donald Trump behaves differently from the leaders of other countries, especially the leaders of other Western democracies.

— Anne Applebaum