Democracy may not prove in the long run to be as efficient as other forms of government, but it has one saving grace: it allows us to know and say that it isn't.
Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations.
Monopolists who fear competition and who distrust democracy because it stands for equal opportunity would like to secure their position against small and energetic enterprise.
I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.
The more that social democracy develops, grows, and becomes stronger, the more the enlightened masses of workers will take their own destinies, the leadership of their movement, and the determination of its direction into their own hands.
The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations.
In democracy, every election is a learning process. You learn from every election, the one that you win and the one that you lose. And then you prepare for the next one.
To get elected in Mexico today, you have to compete like any democracy, and you don't do that by being manipulated.
Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.
Loyalty to the true, core values and roots of democracy is what makes a true patriot, not loyalty to a symbol of the country.
Many of the Western democracies - including the U.S. - have a problem that voters want benefits they don't want to pay for.
Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president.
During most of the Bush administration, human rights and democracy in Egypt were on the front burner.
In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.
The second 'Postal Service' album is threatening to become the 'Chinese Democracy' of indie rock. It will come out eventually, or maybe it won't.
It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day.
A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.
If we expose the Chinese to our freedoms, it may create a greater hunger for democracy, reform and liberties in China.
As the leader of the nation, I say in behalf of the Filipino people to the world: we are strong and principled believers in democracy.
Democracy, despite its limitations, is in the end the only way to ensure that policies do not simply benefit the privileged few.
Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen.
