Acting Quote by Mohamed ElBaradei

You cannot apply your high standards to a country [Egypt] burdened with decades of autocratic rule. Our democracy is still in its infancy.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I think the Egyptian people need to restore confidence that Americans, the U.S., means what they say when they talk about democracy, rule of…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

The dream of democracy has long been enshrined in the hearts of the Egyptian people. It only needed awakening.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

We cannot have a separate group of people that are military and a separate civilian society. Otherwise, it's dangerous to democracy.

— John McCain

Egypt is going through difficult times and we cannot allow it to carry on.

— Hosni Mubarak

One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Democracy is only as strong as our commitment to it, and we can't let our guard down in the face of threats to it,…

— Phil Scott

It’s not that Egypt doesn’t have a recipe for a democratic transition. It seems to lack even the basic mental ingredients.

— David Brooks

If democracy succeeds in Egypt, other countries will follow. Should the democratic experiment in Egypt be hijacked by the military or anti-democratic Islamist groups,…

— David Ignatius

The spirit of democracy cannot be established in the midst of terrorism, whether governmental or popular.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I think it's time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

A functioning democracy cannot stand when its people do not trust their leaders to uphold the law.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi