Country Quote by Mahathir Mohamad Download Open image “Running a democratic country is one of the most difficult things for any government.” — Mahathir Mohamad ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Country Democracy Difficult Difficult things Government Politics Things
Democratic government is difficult. It is much more difficult than populists claim. It's not like running a business or a police force. It demands… — Gavin Esler Copy Share Image
It's hard in all countries. Democracy is hard, but it's better than the alternatives. — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Nobody said democracies supposed to be easy. It's hard. And in a big country like America, it probably should be hard. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People are yearning for a politics that tells it straight: that being in government is difficult, that there are tough decisions that we have… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
Democracy is an awful way to run a country, but it's the best system we have. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
It's not easy to have the job of president. It's not easy to run for it. And it's not a job for the feint… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
There are just some things about being president that are difficult. — Ken Cuccinelli Copy Share Image
Every political contest is hard, that's part of the DNA in America. We make it really tough to run for and hold the highest… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
There are certain things that we can deal with by following the rules. But at times, we find the rules restrict you from doing… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
The Malays are spiritually inclined, tolerant, and easy-going. The non-Malays, and especially the Chinese, are materialistic, aggressive, and have an appetite for work. For equality to come about, it is necessary that these strikingly contrasting races adjust to each other. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share
Any organisation has a future, provided it is properly led and it sticks to the objective of that organisation. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
In the eyes of the world, Malaysia has become a pariah state, a state where anyone can be hauled up and questioned by the… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
I not only think but also look and study things carefully. When I travel around, I look at things carefully, make comparisons of what… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Suppose a part of Britain or a part of America was taken away and given to the Jews as Israel. Do you think the… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
When you have a prime minister who is corrupt, then you can be sure that a country cannot be anything else but corrupt. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
I am the first authoritarian government elected to become a dictator and then resigning as a dictator. So this is the first dictator in… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
I love playing for my country, getting the support. Especially for the kids and everybody, showing my example of what I can achieve so… — Maria Sharapova Copy Share Image
That country [Carthage] was rapidly sinking into the state of barbarism from whence it had been raised by the Phoenician colonies and Roman laws;… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless and expanding war, why we need to cut the military budget by 50%, why we need to bring back our troops scattered overseas, the police force of the world, in over a hundred countries, something like eight hundred… — Jill Stein Copy Share
For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K. government, it… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
There's no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless of jobless. — Chris Kyle Copy Share Image
The image of blacks usually is one of people who are suffering from hunger, unemployment, and poverty. The idea of them as agents and activists - as starting revolutions - does not exist in most people's minds. And I think it's very, very important that folks understand how much this country was founded on the enslavement of blacks, and how… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share
It's very nice to be a rebel saying, 'I stand on my principles,' but if in fact that's not going to have any impact… — Dominic Grieve Copy Share Image
Most paper money initially existed as a substitute for gold. That's what gave it value. But right now what gives a currency value is other currency. Most countries hold reserves and the reserves are other currencies. If you are a backing up the euro with the dollar, what's backing up the dollar? I don't think it is going to go… — Peter Schiff Copy Share
You, of Canada, are building a magnificent record of achievement. My country rejoices in it. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
The United States cannot and should not discriminate on the basis of religion. The free exercise of religion is at the very heart of… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
In the nineteenth century some parts of the world were unexplored, but there was almost no restriction on travel.:; Up to 1914 you did not need a passport for any country except Russia.:; The European emigrant, if he could scrape together a few pounds for the passage, simply set sail for America or Australia, and when he got there no… — George Orwell Copy Share