1222 Democracy Quotes for You to Enjoy

It's not up to one individual to decide, 'I'm going to dictate the outcome of what's going to happen legislatively.' That is not a democracy; it's an atrocity. Tony Cardenas

Democracy Outcome Atrocity Individual Up Dictate Going Happen Decide

Because of cyberattacks and fake news, we can already imagine the problem all democratic societies will face in future elections: how to limit lies when they threaten democracy? Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Future News Democracy Problem Will Face Fake News Lies Threaten Democratic Democratic Societies Because Limit Fake How Elections Societies Imagine

People who come out of the liberal arts don't have an understanding of science and technology, and the people in science and technology have very little experience with liberal arts and the traditions of a liberal democracy. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Democracy Technology Science Experience People Science And Technology Understanding Liberal Liberal Arts Liberal Democracy Out Come Traditions Very Arts Little Who

Until defense of democracy in the digital era is taken up by governments collectively, both in NATO and outside the alliance, liberal democracies will remain vulnerable to the cyberthreats of the 21st century. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Democracy Digital Will NATO Defense Liberal Collectively Both Alliance Remain Outside Taken Until Vulnerable Era Governments Up Century

When people understand that they are constantly monitored, they are more conformist - they are less willing to take up controversial positions - and that kind of mass conformity is incompatible with democracy. Trevor Paglen

Democracy People Positions Kind Willing Constantly More Take Mass Understand Up Controversial Conformist Conformity Less Incompatible

We know that dismantling old oppressive regimes is a great deal faster and easier than building new flourishing democracies. Chinggis Khaan once said, 'It was easier to conquer the world on horseback than to dismount and govern.' True validation of democracy lies less in what we tear down, and more in what we build. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Great Democracy World Old Great Deal Build Building Down Faster Validation Once Easier Lies More Horseback True New Know Deal Said Govern Oppressive Than Regimes Dismantling Less Tear Conquer Flourishing

We should never take democracy for granted. Democracy can emerge and develop, but it can also decay. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Democracy Emerge Take Never Develop Never Take Also Decay Should Granted

If we want to preserve the foundation of our democracy, it's vital that we find common ground that allows us to work for the greater good of this nation. This does not mean giving up our values. This does not mean swallowing a bitter compromise. Tulsi Gabbard

Work Good Democracy Values Giving Giving Up Nation Our Bitter Find Vital Compromise Greater Greater Good Does Up Common Want Common Ground Swallowing Mean Us Ground Foundation Preserve

I'm a pessimist about the euro, but not about Europe. So the southern periphery, Spain, Italy, Greece, leave - Italy might be the first to go - and the rest stay. That will work just fine. But unless they want to give up democracy, I don't see greater fiscal union as the answer. Tyler Cowen

Work Democracy Will Rest First Pessimist Unless Stay Fine See Be The First About Give Periphery Greater Answer Fiscal Leave Go Italy Up Greece Southern Just Want Spain Might Euro Union Europe

Democracy is not only the right to vote, it is also about not resorting to violence in order to reach political goals and respecting agreements signed by former governments. Tzipi Livni

Democracy Vote Political Goals Respecting Signed About Only Reach Also Governments Order Former Agreements Right Violence

We are fighting to keep Israel a democracy - not just in terms of its electoral system but also in terms of its values. Tzipi Livni

Democracy Values Fighting System Terms Also Israel Just Electoral Keep

I live in Europe and care about democracy and sovereignty of nation states there. Vaclav Klaus

Democracy Care Nation Live States About Sovereignty Europe

Our democracy... is only as good as the American people demand it should be. Valerie Jarrett

Good Democracy People Our Only Demand American American People Should

I think that in Mexico, we must change some practices that were built during the 72 years of predominance in Mexico. Former presidents would just hide away, run away or disappear. And I think it's key in a democracy that presidents face people, see eye to eye to citizens and work to keep on contributing to the - to Mexico. Vicente Fox

Work Democracy Change People Key Hide Face Think Presidents Eye Run Must Citizens Would See Some Disappear Practices Built Were Years Mexico Contributing Just Former Keep Away

Hungary is against the export of democracy and opposes migration. Viktor Orban

Democracy Hungary Against Migration Export

What is the basic principle of democracy? In the end, it is loyalty to the nation. We Central Europeans know from historical experience that sooner or later, we will lose our freedom if we do not represent the interests of our citizens. Viktor Orban

The American flag is the most recognized symbol of freedom and democracy in the world. Virginia Foxx

Freedom Democracy World Recognized Most American Flag American Flag Symbol

I want to thank the WBC and its president, Don Jose Sulaiman, for the support in our fight for democracy and freedom in Ukraine. Vitali Klitschko

Freedom Democracy Fight President Our Ukraine Support Thank Want

The Russian people have unilaterally made their choice in direction of democracy in the early '90s. They will not be led astray. Nobody should be having any doubts. Vladimir Putin

Democracy People Will Made Astray Russian Russian People Direction Having Nobody Led Any Choice Should Doubts Early

Jeffersonian democracy, faulty as it is, and only the fragment of it that we have, is a thing of such preciousness, a thing of such value. W. S. Merwin

Democracy Value Fragment Faulty Only Thing

Democracy's got endless problems and faults and dangers, but it's certain the alternatives are not better. W. S. Merwin

Democracy Better Problems Faults Dangers Alternatives Got Endless Certain

I started as an engineer. I migrated to philosophy and international politics. And I did my studies about African - Africa democracy and democratization in Africa, taking Kenya as a model. And then, while I was doing so in 1996 in South Africa, Al Jazeera was established. So they requested me to be an analyst on African affairs. Wadah Khanfar

Politics Me Democracy Engineer South Africa Analyst Philosophy About Studies Taking Democratization Doing Affairs South Model Did Africa Established African While Then International Al Al Jazeera Started Kenya

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