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Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their…

— Ivan Krastev

In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need a free…

— Tzipi Livni

“Without general elections, without unrestricted freedom of press and assembly, without a free struggle of opinion, life dies out in every public institution, becomes…

— Rosa Luxemburg

One of my beliefs very strongly is that any democracy depends on a free, healthy press.

— Steve Jobs

A free press is one of the pillars of democracy.

— Nelson Mandela

Democracy and markets are both fundamental building blocks for a decent society. But they clash at a fundamental level. We need to balance them.

— Ha-Joon Chang

There is no more important struggle for American democracy than ensuring a diverse, independent and free media. Free Press is at the heart of…

— Bill Moyers

Worldwide, the twentieth century has seen the rise of extraordinary concentrations of economic and political power - evoking the people as the source of…

— Thomas L. Dumm

People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. The price of democracy…

— Saul Alinsky

Cumulatively, American society is sliding toward a new form of 'authoritarian democracy'. Elections continue, free speech is generally protected, institutions operate in accordance with…

— Richard A. Falk

When free discussion is denied, hardening of the arteries of democracy has set in, free institutions are but a lifeless form, and the death…

— William Randolph Hearst

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

— Arlen Specter