Antibodies Quote by Harry Belafonte

So much of democracy is built on antagonism. It institutionalizes a certain kind of antagonism. This is not to say that we shouldn't have…

— Pankaj Mishra

I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been.

— Steve Earle

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.

— Queen Rania of Jordan

democracy ... begins from the ground up. Anything living grows from the bottom up. Everything dangerous, like bombs, gets dropped from the sky down.

— Vandana Shiva

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

Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.

— Jon Voight

Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and allow it…

— Sam Shepard

Democracy is worth having, but it's something that you have to work on, you have to fight for.

— Lloyd Austin

Democracy is, in essence, a form of non-violent conflict management. If war is the worst enemy of development, healthy and balanced development is the…

— Kofi Annan

Most of wars or military coups or invasions are done in the name of democracy against democracy.

— Eduardo Galeano

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

— Plato

But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance.

— Antonio Tabucchi