18th century Quote by Susan George

Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We've seen only the tiniest beginnings of that.

— Susan George

Democracy on a supranational level is simply impossible. In order to have democracy, there needs to be a nation.

— Geert Wilders

It 's really hard to impose democracy. It has to emerge naturally. You have to get out of the way and let it happen.

— Wesley Clark

But at the same time, I think we recognize we can't impose democracy from without, particularly American-style democracy. We need to work with those…

— Frank Carlucci

If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy. The people have to take part. They have…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic governments are subject to the will of the people.…

— George Soros

We are a democracy, and there is only one way to get a democracy on its feet in the matter of its individual, its…

— Joseph Pulitzer

Democracy takes work. That's the thing we're really finding out, that, you know, in many ways, you know, the past two decades we've taken…

— David Frum

If there is a problem with democracy, the answer has to be more democracy.

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

Democracy must be internally generated. You cannot force it from the top - it's not going to work.

— Mahathir Mohamad

Democracy is extremely complex; it is extremely concrete. It's about constantly choosing, finding, developing practical options within the common good. Constantly searching for how…

— John Ralston Saul

Democracy cannot be imposed on any nation from the outside. Each society must search for its own path, and no path is perfect.

— Barack Obama