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Democracy Quotes

Much of human progress has been in defiance of religion or of the apparent natural order. The defiance of religious and secular authority has led to democracy, human rights, and the protection of the environment. Humanists make no apologies for this. Humanists twist no biblical doctrine to justify such actions Picture Quote #1

Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters, because all of us need to be able to make a difference Picture Quote #1

The point about democracy is not that it delivers legitimate, effective, prosperous rule of law. It’s not that it guarantees peace with itself or with its neighbors... Democracy matters because it reflects an idea of equality Picture Quote #1

You can define how strong a democracy is by how its government treats... the child of the state Picture Quote #1

Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch Picture Quote #1

I can’t let my mother’s death have been in vain. Democracy is the best revenge, and we will have it Picture Quote #1

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Democracy means far more than the right to vote every five years. It means the right to participate in every aspect of national and community life. The people must believe that they can take part Picture Quote #1

Democracy, though slowly attained and never by revolutionary jumps, is the best government on earth when it tries to make all its citizens aristocrats. But not when it guillontines whoever is individual, superior, or just different Picture Quote #1

If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end Picture Quote #1

Women’s fight for equal rights is essentially a humanist and peaceful struggle for true democracy, and a higher form of civilization Picture Quote #1

Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing the people may use their political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy in order to retain its power of exploitation and special privilege Picture Quote #1

In the seed and the soil, we find the answers to every one of the crises we face. The crises of violence and war. The crises of hunger and disease. The crisis of the destruction of democracy Picture Quote #1

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Democracy is always a beckoning goal, not a safe harbor. For freedom is an unremitting endeavor, never a final achievement Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe that math and nature respond to democracy. Just because very clever people have rejected the role of the infinite, their collective opinions, however weighty, won’t persuade mother nature to alter her ways. Nature is never wrong Picture Quote #1

In the face of so much pain, I remain an incurable optimist. I am fueled by the passion of the women I have been privileged to meet and work with, buoyed by their hope for peace, justice, and democracy Picture Quote #1

The experience of previous years leads to one conclusion: there is one morality in politics and another for economy. In the years since 1989, the morality of the economy has fully prevailed over the ethics of politics and democracy Picture Quote #1

I believe profoundly in the possibilities of democracy, but democracy needs to be emancipated from capitalism. As long as we inhabit a capitalist democracy, a future of racial equality, gender equality, economic equality will elude us Picture Quote #1

Isn’t it somewhat remarkable that we can go back a a few hundred years and find no shortage of quotations from our founding fathers warning us against the dangers of democracy, yet today teachers and politicians use the word as if it were an offering of gold Picture Quote #1

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Democracy in itself does not define or guarantee a free society. History has told many stories of democratic societies that have degenerated into corruption, plunder, and tyranny Picture Quote #1

We can have democracy and a prosperous, just, and sustainable human future. Or we can have corporate rule. We cannot have both Picture Quote #1

Democracy is fine in politics. It should stay there, and we need more of it. But its political virture is no reason to practice it in the garden Picture Quote #1

You can’t afford to hate politics. The politics of this country is democracy. Democracy is by the people, of the people and for the people. The day people stop taking active part in the politics of this country, democracy will not survive Picture Quote #1

Gobbledygook may indicate a failure to think clearly, a contempt for one’s clients, or more probably a mixture of both. A system that can’t or won’t communicate is not a safe basis for a democracy Picture Quote #1

Allowing ourselves to become a nation of silent, secretive, timid citizens is likely to result in a system of democracy and justice that is neither very democratic nor very just Picture Quote #1

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To tackle the underlying roots of violence and conflict, we need a massive international effort to reduce poverty and injustice, and to promote development, democracy and human rights Picture Quote #1

Democracy, which began by liberating man politically, has developed a dangerous tendency to enslave him through the tyranny of majorities and the deadly power of their opinion Picture Quote #1

Democracy, with its promise of international peace, has been no better guarantee against war than the old dynastic rule of kings Picture Quote #1

Characteristically, however, the overthrow of the dictator simply means that there will be another dictator... the policies they follow will probably not be radically different. If we look around the world, we quickly realize that these policies will not be radically different from those that would be followed by a democracy either Picture Quote #1

Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires Picture Quote #1

Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy can stand aside now; everybody’s got to stand up and be counted Picture Quote #1

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Much of human progress has been in defiance of religion or of the apparent natural order. The defiance of religious and secular authority has led to democracy, human rights, and the protection of the environment. Humanists make no apologies for this. Humanists twist no biblical doctrine to justify such actions (Democracy Quotes) Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters, because all of us need to be able to make a difference (Democracy Quotes) The point about democracy is not that it delivers legitimate, effective, prosperous rule of law. It’s not that it guarantees peace with itself or with its neighbors... Democracy matters because it reflects an idea of equality (Democracy Quotes) You can define how strong a democracy is by how its government treats... the child of the state (Democracy Quotes) Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch (Democracy Quotes) I can’t let my mother’s death have been in vain. Democracy is the best revenge, and we will have it (Democracy Quotes) Democracy means far more than the right to vote every five years. It means the right to participate in every aspect of national and community life. The people must believe that they can take part (Democracy Quotes) Democracy, though slowly attained and never by revolutionary jumps, is the best government on earth when it tries to make all its citizens aristocrats. But not when it guillontines whoever is individual, superior, or just different (Democracy Quotes) If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end (Democracy Quotes) Women’s fight for equal rights is essentially a humanist and peaceful struggle for true democracy, and a higher form of civilization (Democracy Quotes) Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing the people may use their political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy in order to retain its power of exploitation and special privilege (Democracy Quotes) In the seed and the soil, we find the answers to every one of the crises we face. The crises of violence and war. The crises of hunger and disease. The crisis of the destruction of democracy (Democracy Quotes) Democracy is always a beckoning goal, not a safe harbor. For freedom is an unremitting endeavor, never a final achievement (Democracy Quotes) I don’t believe that math and nature respond to democracy. Just because very clever people have rejected the role of the infinite, their collective opinions, however weighty, won’t persuade mother nature to alter her ways. Nature is never wrong (Democracy Quotes) In the face of so much pain, I remain an incurable optimist. I am fueled by the passion of the women I have been privileged to meet and work with, buoyed by their hope for peace, justice, and democracy (Democracy Quotes) The experience of previous years leads to one conclusion: there is one morality in politics and another for economy. In the years since 1989, the morality of the economy has fully prevailed over the ethics of politics and democracy (Democracy Quotes) I believe profoundly in the possibilities of democracy, but democracy needs to be emancipated from capitalism. As long as we inhabit a capitalist democracy, a future of racial equality, gender equality, economic equality will elude us (Democracy Quotes) Isn’t it somewhat remarkable that we can go back a a few hundred years and find no shortage of quotations from our founding fathers warning us against the dangers of democracy, yet today teachers and politicians use the word as if it were an offering of gold (Democracy Quotes) Democracy in itself does not define or guarantee a free society. History has told many stories of democratic societies that have degenerated into corruption, plunder, and tyranny (Democracy Quotes) We can have democracy and a prosperous, just, and sustainable human future. Or we can have corporate rule. We cannot have both (Democracy Quotes) Democracy is fine in politics. It should stay there, and we need more of it. But its political virture is no reason to practice it in the garden (Democracy Quotes) You can’t afford to hate politics. The politics of this country is democracy. Democracy is by the people, of the people and for the people. The day people stop taking active part in the politics of this country, democracy will not survive (Democracy Quotes) Gobbledygook may indicate a failure to think clearly, a contempt for one’s clients, or more probably a mixture of both. A system that can’t or won’t communicate is not a safe basis for a democracy (Democracy Quotes) Allowing ourselves to become a nation of silent, secretive, timid citizens is likely to result in a system of democracy and justice that is neither very democratic nor very just (Democracy Quotes) To tackle the underlying roots of violence and conflict, we need a massive international effort to reduce poverty and injustice, and to promote development, democracy and human rights (Democracy Quotes) Democracy, which began by liberating man politically, has developed a dangerous tendency to enslave him through the tyranny of majorities and the deadly power of their opinion (Democracy Quotes) Democracy, with its promise of international peace, has been no better guarantee against war than the old dynastic rule of kings (Democracy Quotes) Characteristically, however, the overthrow of the dictator simply means that there will be another dictator... the policies they follow will probably not be radically different. If we look around the world, we quickly realize that these policies will not be radically different from those that would be followed by a democracy either (Democracy Quotes) Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires (Democracy Quotes) Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy can stand aside now; everybody’s got to stand up and be counted (Democracy Quotes)

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