Democracy Quotes

You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress. - Shimon Peres

You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of Islamic democracy, Islamic social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil. - Muhammad Ali Jinnah

You don't spread democracy through the barrel of a gun. - Helen Thomas

You don't have a democracy. It's a photocracy. - Robert G. Menzies

You do not export democracy through the Defense Department or the Defense Secretary. You do it through trade agreements, through the Department of Commerce and favorable agreements with our friends and neighbors across the globe. - Stephen F. Lynch

You can't reason with people blinded by hate. They hate the power of the individual. They hate the progress of women. They hate the religious freedom of others. They hate the liberating breeze of democracy. But ladies and gentlemen, their hate is no match for America's decency. - Arnold Schwarzenegger

You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box. - George W. Bush

You can't have a democracy without open government. People use open records every day, even if they don't realize it. - Barbara Petersen