Democratic Quotes

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All forms of power - even based on the consensus of the democratic system - react when they are being attacked, or when those who… — Dario Fo
Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free. — Naguib Mahfouz
For a fledging democratic system to succeed, we need citizens who understand the procedures, believe in democratic rules and get personally involved. — Friedrich Naumann
Women and gay people are the litmus test of whether a society is democratic and respecting human rights. We are the canaries in the mine. — Peter Tatchell
When the rate of return on capital exceeds the rate of growth of output and income, as it did in the nineteenth century and seems… — Thomas Piketty
I found that there is very little interest in Washington for true election reform. That neither the White House nor either house of the Congress… — DeForest Soaries
In a Democracy, the real rulers are the dexterous manipulators of votes, with their placemen, the mechanics who so skillfully operate the hidden springs which… — Konstantin Pobedonostsev
June 17, 1972. Nine o'clock Saturday morning. Early for the telephone. Woodward fumbled for the receiver and snapped awake. The city editor of the Washington… — Carl Bernstein
Any grand new dictionary ought itself to be a democratic product, a book that demonstrated the primacy of individual freedoms, of the notion that one… — Simon Winchester
I was resolved to sustain and preserve in my college the bite of the mind, the chance to stand face to face with truth, the… — Virginia Gildersleeve
One needs to know what the hierarchy of values are from which one takes inspiration, and in a democratic society this is the subject of… — Rocco Buttiglione
In our democratic society, the library stands for hope, for learning, for progress, for literacy, for self-improvement and for civic engagement. The library is a… — Vartan Gregorian
We dont think that we are in a quarrel with anybody. We may have a difference of opinion, but well not allow such differences of… — Rafik Hariri
Even in our democratic New England towns the accidental possession of wealth, and its manifestation in dress and equipage alone, obtain for the possessor almost… — Henry David Thoreau
Indiana was really, I suppose, a Democratic State. It has always been put down in the book as a state that might be carried by… — Chester A. Arthur
The Communist Manifesto was correct but we see the privileges of the capitalist bourgeoisie yielding to democratic organizations. In my judgment success lies in a… — Eduard Bernstein
There are no globalized, youth-led, grassroots social movements advocating for democratic culture across Muslim-majority societies. There is no equivalent of Al-Qaeda without the terrorism. — Maajid Nawaz
Everyone agrees that our ultimate goal is to establish a free, open and democratic Iraqi government and bring our men and women in uniform home… — James T. Walsh
If you're going to try to win an election, you can't be 80 percent. You can't say, I'm for what my Democratic opponent is, for… — Pete du Pont
Newt Gingrich's job to capture the Congress was to give Republican candidates an edge and a distinction from their Democratic opponent. That required a very… — Pete du Pont
But we either believe in democracy or we not. If we do, then, we must say categorically, without qualification, that no restraint from the any… — Lee Kuan Yew
What are our priorities? First, the welfare, the survival of the people. Then, democratic norms and processes which from time to time we have to… — Lee Kuan Yew
I feel sanguine enough to say that there has never been a better set of conditions for open democratic politics because there is no need… — Lee Kuan Yew
We must not allow the practices of an anti-democratic State that abuses the powers of government to violate the human rights of Venezuelans. — Leopoldo Lopez
In a democratic country, when a man is accused, he's accused from a document issued by the public attorney. — Jacques Verges

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