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I believe in decentralized democracy.
I believe in trade unionism, and I believe in democracy, in democratic trade unionism.
I believe that open criticism of any institution is necessary in a democracy, to safeguard the constitutional order.
I actually don't believe in governance by referendum. I believe that we have a democracy, that we elect people to make decisions.
I believe that the E.U. should be the union of nation states and that all deepening of ties between the member states cannot go beyond the limits of democracy.
I believe that when you provide information to people, they become less fearful and they will engage more in their democracy if they are empowered with information.
The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat beliefs that it does not agree with - more speech and debate, not censorship.
I know this isn't a widespread view in the Anglo Saxon world, but I believe that much of the reconciliation between more centralized governance and the scope for democracy - democratic control - will be resolved through an even stronger role of the European Parliament.