#democracy

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

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Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it. ↗

— Walter Winchell

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Support for peaceful reform by the people themselves is the right way to promote democracy, not the use of force. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

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We did not go to war in Afghanistan or in Iraq to, quote, 'impose democracy.' We went to war in both places because we saw those regimes as a threat to the United States. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

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I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it. ↗

— Alexander Woollcott

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In a democracy, power is not permanent. ↗

— Lalu Prasad Yadav

#permanent #power

I understand that the end does not justify the means. And this should be a lasting value for democracy. ↗

— Park Geun-hye

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I believe that it is an unchanging value of democracy that ends cannot justify the means in politics. ↗

— Park Geun-hye

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We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights. ↗

— William Hague

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Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it needs amending; sometimes it needs defending. Always, it needs improving. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

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