Culture Quote by John Lewis

The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.

— Lal Bahadur Shastri

Our democracy should reflect our culture and our habits and our customs and our reality at the same time.

— Bashar al-Assad

Democracy -- rule by the people -- sounds like a fine thing; we should try it sometime in America.

— Edward Abbey

The essence of democracy is not that everyone makes and administers laws but that lawgivers and rulers should be dependent on the people's will…

— Ludwig von Mises

As long as the differences and diversities of mankind exist, democracy must allow for compromise, for accommodation, and for the recognition of differences.

— Eugene McCarthy

We are a constitutional democracy. We must deal with things properly within the framework of the law and then the constitution.

— Jacob Zuma

Laws are important precisely because in a democracy they reflect the attitudes and aspirations of those they govern.

— Alan Dershowitz

Democracy is not just constitutional and legislative rules; it is a culture and practice and adhering by the law and respecting international human rights…

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

But democracy needs structure to work, in the form of laws and policies.

— Katty Kay

Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and protection of human rights…

— Andrei Sakharov

The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.

— Michel de Montaigne

The ideas and principles of democracy should not be limited to politics, but must pervade all areas of social life.

— Bruno Kreisky