I think that the behavior of M. Alexis Tsípras is a chance for the European Union to question itself about what is wrong about the Europe of Euro, and to measure the human sufferings caused...

I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

Democracy with its semi-civilization sincerely cherishes junk. The artist’s power should be spiritual. But the power of the majority is material. When these worlds meet occasionally, it is pure coincidence.

Rationality belongs to the cool observer, but because of the stupidity of the average man, he follows not reason, but faith, and the naive faith requires necessary illusion and emotionally potent oversimplifications which are provided...

Society will develop a new kind of servitude which covers the surface of society with a network of complicated rules, through which the most original minds and the most energetic characters cannot penetrate. It does...

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy.

Through these steps, stability, peace and democracy can be restored in Nepal.

Democracy is a fragile institution.

I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible; Jew, Gentile, black man, white....

Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more...

Had he lived some centuries ago, in the brightly coloured civilizations of the past, he would have had a definite status, his rank and his income would have corresponded. But in his day the angel...

A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.

La dictature c’est “Ferme ta gueule !”, la démocratie c’est “Cause toujours !

Reformist kings can save their dynasties now by helping their countries move smoothly into democracy, or they will end their years in exile like the Russian aristocrats of a century earlier.

The changes that take place when liberal Democrats replace not so liberal or compassionate Republicans (or Democrats) are merely cosmetic.

Representative government is artifice, a political myth, designed to conceal from the masses the dominance of a self-selected, self-perpetuating, and self-serving traditional ruling class.

It is an accomplishment for all Iraqis. It’s a civilized step that puts Iraq on the path to democracy, to rebuilding our new Iraq.

In light of all the gun violence in the USA, I’d prefer my democracy unleaded.

The first and continuing argument for the curtailment of working hours and the raising of the minimum age was that education was necessary in a democracy and working children could not attend school.

Sir, this is a house of God, not a proper place for a union meeting. I have some things to say today that God would not want to hear in His own house. Boys, I...

It’s hard to read Jefferson’s Notes on Democracy in the format we’re given, … You do your best to strip it down, in much the same way Reagan would strip down the great economic questions...

You want Change, today we’ll show you Change!Here’s your democracy, your human rights, eat it, eat eat eat!

People and institutions that refuse to admit error eventually discredit themselves.

Appartenir à une patrie, c’est aussi s’engager pour le siècle où l’on y vit (source: émission sur la Russie sur Arte le 28/02/2012). Nos démocraties ne valent que par les hommes qui les servent. Elles...

We demand democracy, security, stability and termination of occupation in Iraq to provide the grounds for its reconstruction and development,

Democracy is not just the right to vote, it is the right to live in dignity.

The problem with the politicians of both parties in the US is that neither of them have a real agenda except to feather their own nests. They both have their hands deep in corporate pockets....

I believe democracy will succeed in Tunisia, but I also believe that it will succeed in the other Arab Spring countries.

A diferença nos tempos de decisão pode ser interpretada como um indicador de maiores escrúpulos por parte dos ingleses. Por outro lado, tal diferença podia ter origem na simples vantagem que um ditador tem (em...

Once you don’t vote your ideals … that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.

We once worried that democracy could not survive if an undereducated populace knew too little. Now we worry if it can survive us knowing too much.

This lack of accurate, trustworthy information about the true cost of any given policy, product, service, or behavior is paralyzing all action.

The executive power in our government is not the only, perhaps not even the principal, object of my solicitude. The tyranny of the legislature is really the danger most to be feared, and will continue...

The “democratization of education” is everyone’s fight, everyone’s right.

Sometimes if there is too much freedom exercised then democracy will be destroyed,

During my stay in the United States, I witnessed the spontaneous formation of committees in a country for the pursuit and prosecution of a man who had committed a great crime. In Europe, a criminal...

If at the end of the day the people of our city escape, it will be good.But if somehow our democracy remains standing – it will be even better.

Bureaucrats and Politicians are different people, work of Bureaucrats makes us hate Politicians.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.

As a Republic governed through the utilization of a democratic process, elections are necessary in order to give every United States citizen a voice in the governing of this great nation.

Hemos vivido con los ojos pelones, sin saber que hacer con la democracia. De los aztecas al PRI, con esa pelote nunca hemos jugado aquí.

Democracy is a destiny of humanity which cannot be averted. It can be delayed but not defeated.

Western-style multi-party democracy is possible but not suitable for Africa.

Love of democracy can be likened to a mother’s love for her son.It must be cherished,nurtured and protected for all of time

My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.

Democracy in America was never the same as Liberty in Europe. In Europe Liberty was a great life-throb. But in America Democracy was always something anti-life. The greatest democrats, like Abraham Lincoln, had always a...

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On coming to America I had the same hopes as have most European immigrants and the same disillusionment, though the latter affected me more keenly and more deeply. The immigrant without money and without connections...

Der Staat, der nur wegen und aus der Freiheit seiner Menschen besteht, darf sich nicht gegen seine Schöpfer wenden.

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and transparency, and we should support countries that embrace market reforms, democracy, and the rule of law.