"When we say 'democracy' we have to mean…" — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
"When we say 'democracy' we have to mean what we say."
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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31 Quotes by Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide has 31 quotes on this site.
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We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.
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As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people…
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The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela,…
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Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love…
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When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress…
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The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected.
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The future of Haiti must be linked to the respect of the rights of every single citizen.
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The structure of apartheid is still rooted in the Haitian society. When you have apartheid, you don't see those behind…
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As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we…
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I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we…
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In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation.…
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Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also…
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More Democracy Quotes
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Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
— Aristotle
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In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the…
— Aristotle
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Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.
— Aristotle
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If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best…
— Aristotle
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Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because…
— Aristotle
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Jeans represent democracy in fashion.
— Giorgio Armani
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I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings…
— Richard Armitage
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Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of…
— Richard Armour
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Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.
— Karen Armstrong
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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
— Chinua Achebe
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Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and…
— Chinua Achebe
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Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers,…
— Margaret Atwood
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