Democracy Quotes

Zaire has not had a democracy for the last 31 years. Its people deserve to have a representative government ... some economic and political stability. - Nicholas Burns

Your soldiers are in my country because of your commitment to democracy. - Jalal Talabani

Your nation's stated commitment to a free press and to democracy is undermined by measures that provide special protection to public officials. We believe criminal defamation laws are unnecessary in a democracy and that prison penalties for such charges undercut the fundamental democratic principle of free expression. - Ann Cooper

You would like me to say that the veil will be ripped from the voters' eyes sometime between now and November, thereby restoring the proper version of Democracy to the House and Senate. I won't say that, of course. The simple reason is, I don't know. - Gwen Ifill

You need to let it take its course like it's supposed to. That's democracy. - Michele Schalin

You know, we're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected. - Robert Caro

You know, I wish the world well. I want Iraq to have democracy and the Haitians to have democracy. I want the people of Afghanistan to thrive. Lord knows, we spend enough money there to help them. What about people at home? Isn't that our first responsibility? - Barbara Boxer