Democracy Quote by Wesley Clark

Democracy, by its very nature, can't be imposed on people. Democracy has to be the people deciding for themselves.

— George Soros

I'm for democracy, but imposing democracy is an oxymoron. People have to choose democracy, and it has to come up from below.

— Madeleine Albright

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

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

— Mahathir Mohamad

Democracy is a problem and we don't want to get rid of it.

— Frank Gehry

It's hard in all countries. Democracy is hard, but it's better than the alternatives.

— Jamie Dimon

Democracy cannot be forced upon a society, neither is it a gift that can be held forever. It has to be struggled hard for…

— Heinz Galinski

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

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

— Geert Wilders

Democracy is like blowing your nose. You may not do it well, but it's something you ought to do yourself.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

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

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