No one can take away the experience of Yeltsin's freedoms, but Russian democracy will never follow Western models: other authoritarian 'controlled democracies'… — Simon Sebag Montefiore Copy Share Image
We are a democracy and we don't believe in just hunting down gangsters and killing them. We believe in trying to find… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
Democracies succeed or fail based on their journalism. America is strong because its journalism is strong. That is how democracies work. They're… — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
“In Catholic countries we saw (and sometimes still see) a large number of illiterates side by side with an intellectual élite of… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Copy Share Image
All democracies turn into dictatorships - but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
In democracies, we aren't always governed by the people or the parties that we voted for. But when officials are elected, we… — Reid Hoffman 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 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
The Second World War had really devastating effects for much of Europe. It really didn't take them very long to reconstruct state… — Noam Chomsky 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
Neither should we forget the mean, which at the present day is lost sight of in perverted forms of government; for many… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“These are the kinds of presidents that democracies elect: unexceptional, cautious, and kind of whiney. Walker only does two interesting things: take… — J. Edward Hackett Copy Share Image
It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Whatever modern democracies may tell themselves about their commitment to free speech and to diversity of opinion, the values of a given… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
We boast of being one of the oldest democracies in existence and it is a point of pride for many of us… — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
“You can't accommodate a hundred different opinions, and you can't ignore them. All you can do is provide people with the illusion… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
Democracies stand on several key pillars: Free and fair elections, human rights, the rule of law, and a free untrammeled media. Until… — Toomas Hendrik Ilves Copy Share Image
I believe that the Tibetans should have the right to control their own destinies and decide for themselves whether they want to… — Ma Jian Copy Share Image
What makes me worry today is the alarming decline in the trust in democratic institutions - political parties, Parliaments, political leaders. Less… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
Google has withdrawn from China, arguing that it is no longer willing to design its search engine to block information that the… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
I can't think of a single example of two mature democracies going to war with each other in the 20th century. It's… — Nigel Farage 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
“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
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
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
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
