Country Quote by Oriana Fallaci

Cumulatively, American society is sliding toward a new form of 'authoritarian democracy'. Elections continue, free speech is generally protected, institutions operate in accordance with…

— Richard A. Falk

The prospect of a government that treats all its citizens as criminal suspects is more terrifying than any terrorist. And even more frightening is…

— Joseph Sobran

Democracies don't go to war against each other, and by and large they don't sponsor terrorism. They're more likely to respect the environment and…

— William J. Clinton

The world today has a strong democratic core shaped by American ingenuity, sacrifice, and spirit. But on the periphery are many unstable and dangerous…

— Senator John Kerry

We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace. We know that oppressive governments support…

— George W. Bush

Growing terrorism, permissive societies, democracy collapsing through lack of law and order. If things continue on their present track, the disintegration of Western societies…

— Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

Democracy has many enemies, and the terrorist is only one of them.

— Paul Johnson

The spread of democracy, the new foundation of the rule of law, and the creation of fledgling representative governments that honor and respect human…

— John Cornyn

So much of democracy is built on antagonism. It institutionalizes a certain kind of antagonism. This is not to say that we shouldn't have…

— Pankaj Mishra

The world is threatened by terrorism and violent extremism like never before. The rule of law is one of our chief defences against terrorism.…

— Peter MacKay

The reason societies with democratic governments are better places to live in than their alternatives isn't because of some goodness intrinsic to democracy, but…

— Nathan Myhrvold

It is frightening that in recent years such an increase has occurred in acts of terrorism, which have even reached peaceful countries such as…

— Alva Myrdal