1222 Democracy Quotes for You to Enjoy

For democracy to function properly it requires accepting the absolute right of individuals and groups to campaign against decisions previously taken by majorities and to seek to change them. Dominic Grieve

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Shrouded by the 'dodgy dossier,' which warped opaque intelligence, none of the stated war aims in Iraq spoke to the British national interest. Illusory dreams of bringing Western-style democracy to the Middle East were punctured by failures of planning and strategy, as catalogued before the Chilcot Inquiry. Dominic Raab

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Beyond the U.S. and E.U., Britain should deepen ties with the Commonwealth and the rising powers of Asia and Latin America - calibrated to our national interest in promoting the global goods of free trade, democracy, and basic human rights. Dominic Raab

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Industrial capitalism brought representative democracy, but with a weak public mandate and inert citizenry. The digital age offers a new democracy based on public deliberation and active citizenship. Don Tapscott

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Democracy can only spring from practising it early, and democratic action was not to expected from young people brought up under a close authoritarian system. Dora Russell

Democracy People Spring Young Action System Brought Only Democratic Practising Up Close Authoritarian Expected Young People Early

Democracy is not about one party dominating. Ed Townsend

Democracy Party One Party About Dominating

I'd like people to be educated on the voting machines, making sure that our democracy isn't being hijacked by computer technology. There's no reason there can't be a paper trail on those machines. Eddie Vedder

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When you are subverting the power of government, that's a fundamentally dangerous thing to democracy. Edward Snowden

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Democracy demands that judges confine themselves to a narrow sphere of influence - that is why the late Alexander Bickel called the judiciary the 'Least Dangerous Branch.' In a world governed by a proper conception of their role, judges don't play at being legislators - they leave that job to our elected representatives. Edwin Meese

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The values of democracy, brotherhood, and freedom that constitute the building blocks of American society are also shared by Israeli society, together with the faith in man's power and ability to change and influence his surroundings. Ehud Olmert

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Poetry always, always, always is a key piece of democracy. Eileen Myles

Democracy Key Poetry Piece Always

We're a robust democracy here. That's the wonderful thing about this country. Elaine Chao

Democracy Wonderful Country About Robust Wonderful Thing Thing Here

I don't think Iraq could be transformed overnight into a democracy. How can you take a country that doesn't have any kind of tradition of democracy, where its people have been brutalized and repressed for decades, and suddenly impose Jeffersonian ideals? Elaine Sciolino

Democracy actually requires that the whole public be able to see common problems and address them and step outside of their own sort of narrow self-interest to do so. Eli Pariser

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The Communists automatically violated the daily practices of democracy to which I was accustomed. Elia Kazan

Daily Democracy Practices Accustomed Automatically Which Communists Violated

Democracy, like any non-coercive relationship, rests on a shared understanding of limits. Elizabeth Drew

Relationship Democracy Understanding Rests Shared Like Limits Any

The American public believes the Founding Fathers were close to infallible and that, while our political system has its faults, it functions far better than other democracies. But is it true? Elizabeth Flock

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I'm a huge fan of the program 'Democracy Now,' which is hosted by Amy Goodman, and I subscribe to the podcast. Ellen Page

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The war on drugs is not being won, and it continues to threaten stability and democracy not only in the Andes but throughout the Caribbean as well, where tiny police and military forces are outclassed by the sophisticated equipment in the hands of traffickers passing through the region on the way to their market in this country. Elliott Abrams

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The Sandinistas are dedicated Communists, and if they are going to make a compromise with democracy, it's going to be under pressure. Elliott Abrams

Democracy Pressure Compromise Make Going Communists Dedicated

While we use American power to fight hard for democracy against extremism on both left and right, our critics seem suspicious of any assertion of United States power or influence against any government or group that claims to be on the left. Elliott Abrams

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A marvel that has nothing to offer, democracy is at once a nation's paradise and its tomb. Emil Cioran

Democracy Paradise Nation Nothing Once Marvel Offer Tomb

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