#democracy

In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#essential #existence #freedom #human #human existence

Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on democracy. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#circumstances #concentration #democracy #executive #executive power

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#democracy #except #form #government #others

I think we're at risk with our democracy. I think we're dealing with the most closed, imperialistic, nastiest administration in living memory. They even put Richard Nixon to shame. ↗

— Wesley Clark

#closed #dealing #democracy #even #i

But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of duty to participate in the process in some way other than just blindly getting behind a political party. ↗

— John Cusack

#blindly #democracy #duty #feel #getting

The Western world, the free world, loses what it cherishes most, and that is freedom and liberty we've seen for a couple of hundred years in this grand experiment that we call democracy. ↗

— Tommy Franks

#cherishes #couple #democracy #experiment #free

The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be the check and balance on government. ↗

— Amy Goodman

#balance #check #cozy #democracy #essential

Democracy must learn to defend itself. ↗

— Mikhail Gorbachev

#democracy #itself #learn #must

The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform. ↗

— Chuck Hagel

#critical #critical role #democracy #development #economic

I left Russia in 1993 optimistic that democracy had taken hold despite the obstacles. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#despite #had #hold #i #left