Democracy Quote by Kerry Kennedy

The U.S. government must stand on the side of human rights, the rule of law, and democratic progress, not impede or otherwise stunt such…

— Kerry Kennedy

We need a proper balance between rights and responsibilities in our laws.

— Chris Grayling

“In a way, this judgment has taken forward the jurisprudential strategy in Vishaka of reading into our constitutional law the global concepts of human…

— Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly

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

— Lal Bahadur Shastri

The Bill of Rights should contain the general principles of natural and civil liberty. It should be to a community what the eternal laws…

— Thomas Paine

I think clearly the United States, as well as other western nations, should stand by their commitments to human rights and democracy and should…

— Samuel P. Huntington

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

— Alan Dershowitz

We need to put human rights, a belief in multilateralism and respect for international law back at the heart of foreign policy.

— Emily Thornberry

“The lawmakers possess the authority that commands the obedience of the people.”

— Sunday Adelaja

“Dump all autocratic nonsense of law-abidance, Tell the right from wrong by conscience rule. If you want human rights to reign supreme, Wake up…

— Abhijit Naskar

“This is a landmark step in internationalizing our laws by fostering the trend of a globalized human rights regime of shared values.”

— Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly

“As my father once explained to me, our “rights” are only as strong as the democracy that protects them. Because we are a people’s…

— George Takei