Cultivating Quote by Ronald Reagan Download Open image “Democracy is not a fragile flower; still it needs cultivating.” — Ronald Reagan ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Cultivating Democracy Flower Fragile Gardening Government Needs Politics Stills
The fabric of democracy is always fragile everywhere because it depends on the will of citizens to protect it, and when they become scared,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
democracy ... is not something that occurs overnight. It is not a gift delivered on a golden tray. Democracy is a long process of… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance. — Antonio Tabucchi Copy Share Image
Democracy is fine in politics. It should stay there, and we need more of it. But its political virture is no reason to practice… — Allen Lacy Copy Share Image
Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your heart. — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. It can be easily lost, but is never finally won. — William H. Hastie Copy Share Image
Democracy is not a good that people can enjoy without trouble. It is, on the contrary, a treasure that must be daily defended and… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it… — Lee H. Hamilton Copy Share Image
Democracy, like the human organism, carries within it the seed of its own destruction. — C. V. Wedgwood Copy Share Image
Democracy cannot long survive when the people permit their lives to be dominated - economically or politically - by a powerful few. — Helen Gahagan Douglas Copy Share Image
Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have. — Jon Voight Copy Share Image
Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if you've lived your life properly. So you learn. You… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Simple fairness dictates that government must not raise taxes on families struggling to pay their bills. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The WPA was one of the most productive elements of FDR's alphabet soup of agencies because it put people to work building roads, bridges,… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot.… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
A moment I've been dreading. George brought his ne're-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
On Father's Day, we pay tribute to all in our society who have taken on the responsibilitie s and joys of fatherhood. Whether our… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We can change society, change humanity by changing ourselves as individuals. By cultivating inner values, we can change our own lives and those of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Buddhist words such as compassion and emptiness don't mean much until we start cultivating our innate ability simply to be there with pain with… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step… — Richard Powers Copy Share Image
Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed. In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Modern anthropology ... opposes the utilitarian assumption that the primitive chants as he sows seed because he believes that otherwise it will not grow,… — John Carroll Copy Share Image
You've got a lot pulling at your time already - which may be the best reason to start cultivating your green thumb. — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Happiness is the choice I make today. It does not rest on my circumstances, but on my frame of mind...In cultivating the habits of… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
The chief secret of comfort lies in not suffering trifles to vex us, and in prudently cultivating our undergrowth of small pleasures, since very… — Richard Sharp Copy Share Image
We should amuse our evening hours of life in cultivating the tender plants, and bringing them to perfection, before they are transplanted to a… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Spontaneity, the hallmark of childhood, is well worth cultivating to counteract the rigidity that may otherwise set in as we grow older. — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
