Democracy Quote by Burhan Sonmez

Turkey is a diverse country... I think that democracy is the ideal system for a country with a social foundation such as this. My…

— Fethullah Gulen

In a normal democracy, you protect the individual from the excessive power of the state. In Turkey, power elites try to protect the state…

— Elif Safak

Turkey is a warning: democracy is precious but fragile. It underlines how rights and freedoms are often won at great cost and sacrifice but…

— Owen Jones

Obviously, Turkey is not a typical authoritarian regime, and obviously it's very important that there are free elections. But it's also obvious that this…

— Elif Safak

With regard to Turkey, I have been to Ankara. Turkey is a democracy. We certainly, we certainly, in the future, ought to encourage our…

— Mike Pence

And if you look at the experience of Turkey, for example, where the modern Islamists are in power and are doing fine - this…

— Yaroslav Trofimov

Turkey shares Europe's fundamental values of democracy and the rule of law.

— Ali Babacan

Democracy, obviously, is something we don't want to give up, but it does create chaos. It means the guy next door can do what…

— Frank Gehry

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't think. Politicians are the same all over. They promise…

— Nikita Khrushchev

Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.

— Plato

Democracy is extremely complex; it is extremely concrete. It's about constantly choosing, finding, developing practical options within the common good. Constantly searching for how…

— John Ralston Saul

democracy ... is not something that occurs overnight. It is not a gift delivered on a golden tray. Democracy is a long process of…

— Shirin Ebadi