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Democracy Quotes by Garry Kasparov

18 Democracy quotes by Garry Kasparov

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From the chessboard to the ballot box, Garry Kasparov applies his strategic mind to the mechanics of democracy. In eighteen succinct statements he highlights the importance of critical thinking, transparency, and the role of citizens in shaping their own governance.

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We know that the governments in most of the successor states formed after the collapse of the Soviet Union are replaced through…

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Millions like me in Russia want a free press, the rule of law, social justice, and free and fair elections. My new…

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I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.

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I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.

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In my opinion, using different kinds of epithets and adjectives in connection with the word democracy is a sign of mere hypocrisy,…

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There is no democracy in Russia. Dictators do not go away through the vote. Putin relies on riot police, thousands of them,…

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I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that it's only our actions, our joined actions…

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There are exceptions of course, like for instance the Baltic States, which are members of the European Union, together with Ukraine and…

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Back in the days of the Soviet Union, the countries of Eastern Europe, being under the control of the USSR, would call…

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We see threats to liberal democracy coming from lots of directions. We have to create something new, a common response, because in…

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We can't attribute a long history of democratic traditions to Japan, either, but today Japan boasts a fully-fledged democracy in which governments…

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Many Republicans who traditionally were for a positive role in the world, anti-Russian, now they want to defend their party and leader,…

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Vladimir Putin is the bigger danger than Donald Trump because Trump can be dealt with within American democracy. There is an independent…

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My life is split in three parts; I don't know the percentage. One could be called "chess" - the Kasparov Chess Foundation,…

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It is quite difficult to establish a clear-cut cause-and-effect relationship, as the causes are manifold and closely connected. It is simply not…

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When considering the Islamic world, Turkey is the best example of a country where democracy irreversibly gained a foothold despite religious and…

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I say we should praise Donald Trump for existing and for winning, because it has woken people up. For many years, I…

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I don't make any secret of the fact that I'm closer to the Republicans than to the Democrats. But even under a…

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I would say, you have a unique chance of learning more about the game of chess with your computer than Bobby Fischer, or even…

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I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.

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I'm not paranoid, but I am cautious. I don't drink tea with strangers, I don't fly Aeroflot and I avoid certain countries with close…

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My opponent is Short and the match will be short.

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Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions from Kremlin.

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Barack Obama took over after Vladimir Putin's first aggression, in Georgia. In 2009, he did the reset policy because they had these stupid ideas…

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