I am convinced that we will never build a democratic state based on rule of law if we do not at the… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
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Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there… — Atifete Jahjaga Copy Share Image
The internal peace of every country depends upon the knowledge that force is available to uphold law. — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Copy Share Image
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When Estonia reestablished its sovereignty after a half century of successive thuggish, totalitarian, foreign occupations by the Soviets, the Nazis, and then… — Toomas Hendrik Ilves Copy Share Image
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law,… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
There was a real choice when [Barack Obama] became president. It was a very difficult choice - to say, "We're not going… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
It is aspiring tyrants who say that 'civil liberties end when an attack on our safety begins.' Conversely, leaders who wish to… — Timothy D. Snyder Copy Share Image
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Historically, Hong Kong has served as an important bridge between China and the world. Our freedoms, stability and the rule of law… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
Any new legal measures, or cooperative arrangements between government and companies meant to keep people from organizing violence or criminal actions, must… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
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I have no doubt that there will continue to be bumps, some serious crises indeed in our relationship with China.... Neither membership… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan Copy Share Image
“The Salem [witch] trials…can be seen as an example of the propensity of the American people to be convulsed by spasms of… — Paul Johnson Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern… — Olusegun Obasanjo Copy Share Image
George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
I worked 30 years to try to restore respect for the rule of law because of Ronald Reagan's amnesty in 1986. And… — Steve King Copy Share Image
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A country's adhering to the rule of law does not mean that its citizens will not do bad things. — James Inhofe Copy Share Image
“The only word these corporations know is more,” wrote Chris Hedges, former correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, and the… — Jim Marrs Copy Share Image
I wholeheartedly support the aspirations of the Ukrainian people for a democratic, free and just society where the rule of law prevails… — Marcy Kaptur Copy Share Image
“The fundamental basis by which the court’s decision might be made is, in itself, imperfect and subject to contradictions. There is very… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
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