Democracies Quotes

143 quotes by 118 authors

It is in the nature of democracies, perhaps, that while visionaries are sometimes necessary to make them, once made they can be managed by mediocrities. — Ramachandra Guha
Democracies succeed or fail based on their journalism. America is strong because its journalism is strong. That is how democracies work. They're only as good… — Scott Pelley
Democracies succeed or fail based on their journalism. — Scott Pelley
Democracies don't go to war against each other, and by and large they don't sponsor terrorism. They're more likely to respect the environment and human… — William J. Clinton
In regard to propaganda the early advocates of universal literacy and a free press envisaged only two possibilities: the propaganda might be true, or the… — Aldous Huxley
These two great organisations of the English-speaking democracies, the British Empire and the United States, will have to be somewhat mixed up together in some… — Winston Churchill
All of my novels are democracies. — Amos Oz
America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections. — Thomas E. Mann
It is intolerable that around 1 in 5 of the world's adults are illiterate. How can we build equitable information societies or thriving democracies if… — Koichiro Matsuura
It has been hard to muster the resources to support fledgling democracies- or to help the world's most desperate - the AIDS orphan in Uganda,… — Condoleezza Rice
Our two nations have a lot in common, when you think about it. We were both founded by immigrants escaping religious persecution in other lands.… — George W. Bush
Our two nations both faced great challenges when they were founded, and our two nations have both relied on the same principles to help us… — George W. Bush
The American people and the Israeli peoples share a faith in the future and believe that democracies can shape their own destinies and that opportunities… — Barack Obama
Democracies die behind closed doors. . . . When government begins closing doors, it selectively controls information rightfully belonging to the people. Selective information is… — Damon Keith
There have been the most terrible, shocking events taking place in the United States of America within the last couple of hours.... We can only… — Tony Blair
As the 20th century ended, there were around 120 democracies in the world - and I can assure you more are on the way. — George W. Bush
It is no accident that the rise of so many democracies took place in a time when the world's most influential nation was itself a… — George W. Bush
The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously, this would be… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan
In view of Chinas growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asias permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian countries… — Jim Costa
Acts of anti-Semitism in countries throughout the world, including some of the world's strongest democracies, have increased significantly in frequency and scope over the last… — Tim Holden

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