Democracy Quote by Rashid al-Ghannushi

I believe democracy will succeed in Tunisia, but I also believe that it will succeed in the other Arab Spring countries.

— Rashid al-Ghannushi

It is going to take a long time to switch Egypt into a democracy.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I think it is extremely important that the West support this experiment [of Tunisian democracy] with investment, with aid, with symbolic support, not just…

— Larry Diamond

What Tunisia urgently needs, is freedom and the building of a real democracy.

— Rashid al-Ghannushi

I dream of a free, democratic, peaceful Tunisia, a country that can protect its developing identity.

— Rashid al-Ghannushi

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 sooner we put Egypt on the right track, the sooner we would be able to have an Egypt that is modern, that is…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I will not be standing for office. I'm nearing 70; there are younger people within our movement. I just wish to contribute intellectually to…

— Rashid al-Ghannushi

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I would like to extend to you our deep appreciation and thanks for the position the United States has taken in support of the…

— Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

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 the Egyptian people can create a democracy in the heart of the Arab world, it will be a more significant contribution to civilization…

— Lindsey Graham