Children Quote by Lemn Sissay Download Open image “You can define how strong a democracy is by how its government treats ... the child of the state.” — Lemn Sissay ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Children Democracy Government Inspiration Motivation Politics States Strong Treats
Our democracy is as strong as we make it. Its founding principle is that we voice our opinions, and that we are willing to… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
I understand democracy as something that gives the weak the same chance as the strong. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are brought about without… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Democracy has many definitions, but what's in it for me is not an element of any of them. — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
My notion of democracy is that under it the weakest shall have the same opportunities as the strongest. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Democracy may mean something more than a theoretically absolute popular government, but it assuredly cannot mean anything less. — Herbert Croly Copy Share Image
The best measure of how a democracy is functioning is how it allocates the goods of the land, the public trust assets. — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Copy Share Image
A democracy is a state which recognizes the subjection of the minority to the majority, that is, an organization for the systematic use of… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
Democracy literally means the power of people. Democracy is not about politics, it is about the people. — Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Copy Share Image
Democracy is extremely complex; it is extremely concrete. It's about constantly choosing, finding, developing practical options within the common good. Constantly searching for how… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
Democracy is a device that ensures the people shall be governed no better than they deserve. — Anthony Scaramucci Copy Share Image
Democracy is a form of the state, it represents, on the one hand, the organized, systematic use of force against persons; but, on the… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
My foster parents were very religious. They told me that they had not decided to take me in, rather that it was God that… — Lemn Sissay Copy Share Image
I have spent most of my adult life proving that I existed. A blog is an accessible way of doing this - there is… — Lemn Sissay Copy Share Image
A blog is neither a diary nor a journal. Many people think of blogging in relation to those two things, confessional or practical. It… — Lemn Sissay Copy Share Image
When somebody takes a child from their native culture, that is in itself an act of aggression. — Lemn Sissay Copy Share Image
My real mother is a survivor, very strong and respected by the people who know her, but our relationship is not easy - but… — Lemn Sissay Copy Share Image
To Western parents that want to adopt a child, I would say to people that money is not everything, wealth does not matter. — Lemn Sissay Copy Share Image
I think I'll paint roads on my front room walls to convince myself that I'm going places — Lemn Sissay Copy Share Image
Food from the platter / Water from the rain / The subject and the matter / I'm going home again / Can't sell a… — Lemn Sissay Copy Share Image
I bring my past I bring my future I bring my rights and I bring my song I stand atop the Hacienda and shout… — Lemn Sissay Copy Share Image
I think we are in an age where cash pays for time and space. The more cash you have, the bigger space you can… — Lemn Sissay Copy Share Image
I am certain that children always know more than they are able to tell, and that makes the big difference between them and adults,… — Jacques Lusseyran Copy Share Image
I believe in freedom to do what you want if you aren't hurting others, but pictures of obese protesters giving their children big gulps. — Philip DeFranco Copy Share Image
If the audience likes your work, if they like you, they don't think whether you are married or have children or not. I made… — Dimple Kapadia Copy Share Image
It doesnt seem to me strange that children should like the macabre, the sensational, and the forbidden. — Anthony Hecht Copy Share Image
Gratitude isn't just a feeling, it's an action. Expressing gratitude by writing in a journal, taking a photo, or shooting a video creates a… — Janice Kaplan Copy Share Image
My embarrassing confession is that my father is a 'Camelot: The Musical' obsessive. So as a child, when we were going to visit relatives… — Chris Chibnall Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
My school was one of the most beautiful places a child can grow up in. You are surrounded by nature - cats, dogs, birds… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
A lesser complaint: hair extensions. There are moments on 'All My Children' when half the women actors, young and old, seem to be afflicted… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
As a child, I had a lot of older gay men taking care of me. There's a trust there. I feel like little girls… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image