Discussion Quote by Gustavo de Greiff

Throughout the world, the very moment a legitimate government starts fascist implementations, it loses its legitimacy! When a government becomes illegitimate, it is no…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

Drafting a constitution is only the first step. The constitution has to be granted legitimacy by open discussion and a fair, representative referendum.

— Emma Bonino

The legitimacy of coercive acts in a democracy arises from the process by which they are justified and by the degree to which we…

— Michael Ignatieff

The Declaration of Independence has been called, with some justice, the most revolutionary document in human history, in that it placed the individual person…

— Alan Bock

Because war and preparations for war have acquired legitimacy, and because of the tremendous proliferation of arms through production and export, so that they…

— Alva Myrdal

There is one great advantage to being an academic economist in France: here, economists are not highly respected in the academic and intellectual world…

— Thomas Piketty

Society gives legitimacy and society can take it away.

— Willis Harman

America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.

— Barack Obama

To question the legitimacy of the next United States president, you know, and you're worried about a tweet that says, hey, why don't you…

— John Lewis

I'm not going to question Brock's legitimacy.

— Frank Mir

Strong states and blocs of strong states are the only source of power and legitimacy capable of driving an international agenda in today's world.

— Ian Bremmer

Self-ruled Taiwan cannot be expected to accept such an affront to the legitimacy of its government and the self-determination of the Taiwanese people.

— Todd Akin