Democracy Quote by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Changes are inseparable from democracy. To defend democracy is to defend the possibility of change; in turn, changes alone can strengthen democracy.

— Octavio Paz

When we talk about protecting our right to have guns, we are talking about protecting our right to shoot bullets. So what is it…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

Under the guise of protecting us from ourselves, the right and the left are becoming ever more aggressive in regulating behavior.

— George McGovern

Laws protecting this right - whatever the level of the minimum wage, and whatever the Government chooses to call it - are only as…

— Emily Thornberry

Success in confronting terrorism on the regional or international levels is contingent upon addressing its root causes and protecting the right of peoples under…

— Farouk of Egypt

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy…

— Hubert H. Humphrey

Trade creates jobs and lifts people out of poverty. And when that happens, societies stabilize and grow. And there is nothing like a stable…

— Dennis Hastert

With the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, our Commonwealth is creating a model for how states can provide comprehensive voter protections that strengthen democracy…

— Ralph Northam

Debate and discussions strengthen democracy but violence during protests weaken democracy.

— Ram Nath Kovind

There is a connection waiting to be made between the decline in democratic participation and the explosion in new ways of communicating. We need…

— Robin Cook

For my part, in everything I do, I aim to strengthen democracy in Germany and beyond. The United States is also a strong democracy.…

— Angela Merkel

In my opinion, the Doha Round is the most important thing that we can do to reduce inequalities, create opportunities, and develop the poorest…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

We must continue to deepen our ties to the Americas and the Caribbean, our common work to educate children, fight drugs, strengthen democracy, and…

— William J. Clinton

We want to strengthen democracy.

— Nawaz Sharif

Freedom of speech is central to most every other right that we hold dear in the United States and serves to strengthen the democracy…

— Sam Farr