Country Quote by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

In countries where democracy is either non-existent or in development, on the other hand, citizens crave those freedoms. Maybe that is one lesson Western…

— Kofi Annan

Life in freedom is not easy, and democracy is not perfect.

— John F. Kennedy

I lived in a dictatorship in Brazil, and I was arrested three times. I felt in my flesh what it is to live under…

— Paulo Coelho

I have freedom. But freedom means total selfishness. It means nobody cares much what you do.

— Lynn Barber

You need to understand something, you drink deeply from wells of freedom and liberty and opportunity that you did not dig. You eat lavishly…

— Cory Booker

“Democracy is just a process that reflects the morals and ethics of the people who vote. It doesn't guarantee you freedom—just check out the…

— David Harsanyi

Democracy has nothing to do with freedom. Democracy is a soft variant of communism, and rarely in the history of ideas has it been…

— Hans-Hermann Hoppe

To include freedom in the very definition of democracy is to define a process not by its actual characteristics as a process but by…

— Thomas Sowell

Very few people really care about freedom, about liberty, about the truth, very few. Very few people have guts, the kind of guts on…

— Doris Lessing

Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole…

— Ai Weiwei

In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential…

— Noam Chomsky

I grew up in a dictatorship, so I really appreciate democracy. I think democracy isn't just a random thing that's around - a democratic…

— Paul van Dyk