#democratic

The country is not a democratic state. Therefore we fear that they might carry a recorder in their pocket or there may be bugs in the walls, and you cannot be absolutely sure that you get a straight testimony. ↗

— Hans Blix

#bugs #cannot #carry #country #democratic

Violence is hidden within democratic structures because they are not radically democratic - Western democracy is merely a domestic convenience of consumerism. ↗

— Edward Bond

#consumerism #convenience #democracy #democratic #domestic

I am aware of the thesis that the United States has long since invested exclusively in stability and this has obviated democratic transformation in the Middle East. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#aware #democratic #east #exclusively #i

A confidence problem exists on the part of the people of the region who desire democratic rule in principle, but remain suspicious of both the fashion with which democratization is presented and the purposes of the democratic world. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#confidence #democratic #democratization #desire #exists

In this context, social consensus, and institutions that embody this consensus, must be made effective in order for democratization not to be abused as a provisional instrument to establish an anti-democratic regime. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#consensus #context #democratization #effective #embody

The foundations of democratic transition should be laid in accordance with a sincere and committed strategy that is supported by various policy tools, and implemented wisely. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#committed #democratic #foundations #implemented #laid

The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously, this would be a formidable journey. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#conducive #creating #democracies #democratic #encouraging

So I'm in the Republican Party for the same reason I was in the Democratic Party: to make sure blacks are included, along with everyone else. ↗

— Charles Evers

#blacks #democratic #democratic party #else #everyone

America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman. ↗

— George W. Bush

#america #basic #beliefs #comes #democratic

If our country is to reach a workable solution to the abortion issue, the Democratic party must be open to and tolerant of opposing views. ↗

— Robert Casey

#country #democratic #democratic party #issue #must