Country Quote by Herbert Hainer

But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations…

— Omar Bongo

There is absolutely nothing democratic about the "global arrangement" through which the West has been ruling over the rest of the world for decades…

— Andre Vltchek

The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy, the first…

— Bashar al-Assad

In the West, people pride themselves on being the defenders of democratic rights and the champions of freedom. But if the Western world really…

— Nirmala Srivastava

I do not believe that the values which the Western democracies consider essential to civilization can survive in a world rent by the international…

— Arthur Henderson

We need to listen to the views and respect the collective will of our democratic allies. When we believe that international action is necessary,…

— John McCain

In the past, the West had tried to export one formula of democracy which should fit to the rest of the world, and they…

— Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

The best way to demonstrate the values of a western democracy is you put Osama bin Laden on trial; you challenge what he says.

— Ken Livingstone

Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and…

— Chuck Hagel

Democracy is good for world peace.

— Manmohan Singh

We must be willing to learn the lesson that cooperation may imply compromise, but if it brings a world advance it is a gain…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

What's very important is that we build a space that matters in the world, one that operates according to democratic rules, and that small…

— Jean-Pierre Raffarin