Democracy Quote by Nadine Gordimer

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

— Lal Bahadur Shastri

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

— Alan Dershowitz

Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society.

— Mo Ibrahim

The rule of law, and the idea that it applies to everyone regardless of what office that person might hold, is the chief ingredient…

— Eric Swalwell

There can be no democracy without observing the law and everyone must observe it - that is the most basic and important thing that…

— Vladimir Putin

Believing in and practising the principles of the rule of law is, with our liberty and democracy, among the most powerful weapons we have.…

— Dominic Grieve

Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy,…

— Olusegun Obasanjo

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

When the laws are written and administered by the most powerful leaders in a society, it is human nature for them to understand, justify,…

— Jimmy Carter

The rule of law is crucial to a civilized society - so we should go out of our way to uphold and strengthen it…

— Bill Kristol

Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations.

— J. William Fulbright

Always we must bear in mind that law has to be substituted for power, that care must be taken to serve the interests of…

— Fredrik Bajer