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You can’t have meaningful political democracy without functioning economic democracy.
Somehow we must be able to show people that democracy is not about words, but action.
The beauty of democracy is that an average, random, unremarkable citizen can lead it.
A vital democracy requires an informed electorate, civil discourse, and bold thinking.
No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy.
A modern, harmonic and lively architecture is the visible sign of authentic democracy.
In democracy, nobody is above anybody else apart from he who is elected by the people.
Protection of private property is a fundamental right protected in a strong democracy.
Democracy is not what we hate the most and what we fear the most. We need to stand up.
I am not a pessimist, but I am not an optimist about the future of American democracy.
Maintain democracy or go to dictatorship: that is what is at stake in these elections.
The American flag is the most recognized symbol of freedom and democracy in the world.
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
I believe in trade unionism, and I believe in democracy, in democratic trade unionism.
Don't fully trust anyone until he has stuck with a good cause which he saw was losing.
In Ethiopia, democracy is in its infancy and it must be nurtured along by its leaders.
The only title in our democracy superior to that of President is the title of citizen.
Democracy, like the human organism, carries within it the seed of its own destruction.
Iraq is just a symbol of the attitude of western democracies to the rest of the world.
All attempts to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail. It must be business as usual.
Democracy is held captive, not just by money, but by ideas - the ideas that money buys.
It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.
One of my beliefs very strongly is that any democracy depends on a free, healthy press.
In a democracy, regulation of the press and imposing standards on it must be voluntary.
In a racially divided society, majority rule is not a reliable instrument of democracy.
Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.
Democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens.
I believe that democracy is the best guarantor for peace and cooperation among nations.
Is democracy about living in fear? Is that what our forefathers fought the British for?
For you I am neither the PM or CM. Our bond is a bond of affection and I am your sevak.
The word democracy comes from the Greek and means, literally, government by the people.
When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.
I think that if the Postal Service dies, it will be the end of democracy as we know it.
I'm very disappointed by the mature-democracy countries. I was ousted by a coup d'etat.
The taste of democracy becomes a bitter taste when the fullness of democracy is denied.
Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.
To answer brutality with brutality is to admit one's moral and intellectual bankruptcy.
If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice.
The history of any nation is not only a succession of events, but also a chain of ideas.
In a democracy, dynasty politics is wrong. We need to free the state and nation from it.
Through money, democracy becomes its own destroyer, after money has destroyed intellect.
Sorry, but we live in a democracy and the Government has to be responsive to Parliament.
Anybody who asks for democracy to be introduced should respect the results of democracy.
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.
In contrast to totalitarianism, democracy can face and live with the truth about itself.
For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom.
if the world is not safe for babies you are never going to get a democracy worth having.
The leaders of the Democratic Party aren't soft on Communism. They're soft on Democracy.