#democracy

Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help. ↗

— Chris Chocola

#democracy #east #emerge #help #hope

An ordinary Turk, an ordinary Arab, an ordinary Tunisian can change history. We believe that democracy is good, and that our people deserve it. ↗

— Ahmet Davutoglu

#believe #change #democracy #deserve #good

Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy? ↗

— Joichi Ito

#cash #check #companies #consolidation #continuing

I noticed that democracy was broken and tried to work on fixing that in Japan. Then I realized that it was broken all over the place and decided to work on that too. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#decided #democracy #fixing #i #japan

Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#freedom #fuzzy #human #human rights #liberty

We discussed the history of postwar Japan and how Japan had missed an opportunity to build a more functional democracy because of the focus on fighting communism driven in large part by the American occupation. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#because #build #communism #democracy #discussed

The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion. ↗

— Molly Ivins

#certain #confusion #democracy #neat #orderly

Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#dreams #freedom #give #never #never give up

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#brave #broken #carries #child #created

The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#ignorance #impairs #security #voter