#racy

What we are doing in fact is recovering and progressing and sustaining the recovery of our democracy. ↗

— Alberto Fujimori

#doing #fact #in fact #our #progressing

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

#act #democracy #dissent #faith

There is no state with a democracy except Libya on the whole planet. ↗

— Muammar al-Gaddafi

#except #libya #planet #state #whole

In Europe, it appears that in the name of democracy, elites are pursuing an autocratic, centralized power, seeking economic control and social regimentation. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

#autocratic #centralized #control #democracy #economic

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#adjusted #change #democracy #forms #heart

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#democracy #destruction #difference #does #holy

If I know you're very good in music, I can predict with just about zero accuracy whether you're going to be good or bad in other things. ↗

— Howard Gardner

#accuracy #bad #going #good #i

When a government goes to war, particularly a democracy, it is the most solemn and awesome responsibility of our leaders - to decide to send our kids to go off and kill and die for us. ↗

— Joe Wilson

#awesome responsibility #decide #democracy #die #go

Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We've seen only the tiniest beginnings of that. ↗

— Susan George

#build #democracy #done #everything #international

Educational legislation nowadays is largely in the hands of illiterate people, and the illiterate will take good care that their illiteracy is not made a reproach on them. ↗

— Katharine Fullerton Gerould

#educational #good #hands #illiteracy #illiterate