#democracy

The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination. ↗

— Voltaire

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Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time. ↗

— E. B. White

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So I think one can say on empirical grounds - not because of some philosophical principle - that you can't have democracy unless you have a market economy. ↗

— Peter L. Berger

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But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries. ↗

— Omar Bongo

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In brief, Western democracy, as other political models, is not exportable to all regions of the world. ↗

— Omar Bongo

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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world. ↗

— Barbara Boxer

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The view that we hold in Iraq now is this - that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible. ↗

— Ahmed Chalabi

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Democracy is still a radical idea in a world where we often confuse images with realities, words with actions. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

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I've never understood multi-party democracy. It's hard enough with two parties. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#enough #hard #i #never #parties

Now undoubtedly, we face some very British challenges when it comes to infrastructure. We rightly cherish our back yards and green spaces, and we'll defend them passionately when projects are announced. We live in a democracy, and we like to debate these things, often for many years. ↗

— Evan Davis

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