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Democracy Quotes

A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must have the economic strength to stand up to the blandishments of government officials. It must have sufficient independence from vested interests to be bold and inquiring without fear or favour. It must enjoy the protection of the constitution, so that it can protect our rights as citizens Picture Quote #1

Because they don’t teach the truth about the world, schools have to rely on beating students over the head with propaganda about democracy. If schools were, in reality, democratic, there would be no need to bombard students with platitudes about democracy. They would simply act and behave democratically, and we know this does not happen. The more there is a need to talk about the ideals of democracy, the less democratic the system usually is Picture Quote #1

I am an adherent of the ideal of democracy, although I well know the weaknesses of the democratic form of government. Social equality and economic protection of the individual appeared to me always as the important communal aims of the state. Although I am a typical loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has preserved me from feeling isolated Picture Quote #1

Democracy does not contain any force which will check the constant tendency to put more and more on the public payroll. The state is like a hive of bees in which the drones display, multiply and starve the workers so the idlers will consume the food and the workers will perish Picture Quote #1

... democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive it. Convenience and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people into the world, the value of life not only declines, it disappears. It doesn’t matter if someone dies. The more people there are, the less one individual matters Picture Quote #1

This must be a world of democracy and respect for human rights, a world freed from the horrors of poverty, hunger, deprivation and ignorance, relieved of the threat and the scourge of civil wars and external aggression and unburdened of the great tragedy of millions forced to become refugees Picture Quote #1

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There’s something magical that happens when people eat from the same pot. The family meal is really the nursery of democracy. It’s where we learn to share; it’s where we learn to argue without offending. It’s just too critical to let go, as we’ve been so blithely doing Picture Quote #1

Democracy, taken in its narrower, purely political, sense, suffers from the fact that those in economic and political power possess the means for molding public opinion to serve their own class interests. The democratic form of government in itself does not automatically solve problems; it offers, however, a useful framework for their solution. Everything depends ultimately on the political and moral qualities of the citizenry Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse. So we are forced to accept democracy. It has good points and also bad. But merely saying that democracy will solve all problems is utterly wrong. Problems are solved by intelligence and hard work Picture Quote #1

The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition Picture Quote #1

Democracy... While it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide Picture Quote #1

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Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty Picture Quote #1

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty Picture Quote #1

I was never convinced that war was the best system to bring democracy to the country Picture Quote #1

With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the government, and lying politicians is putting our entire system of government to a death spiral Picture Quote #1

No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we cannot impose a parliamentary democracy there any more than the insurgents can impose a theocracy Picture Quote #1

Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can’t see what’s underneath Picture Quote #1

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I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that Picture Quote #1

There is so much that can be done, you see, the assembly is about improving our democracy Picture Quote #1

We shouldn’t waste any more time in making sure that democracy is properly rooted in our political life and the supremacy of the law becomes an integral part of our state’s structure Picture Quote #1

The two most important things that can be done to promote democracy in the world is first, to bring moral clarity back to world affairs and second, to link international policies to the advance of democracy around the globe Picture Quote #1

Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government Picture Quote #1

France is a pretty stable democracy, but incidents occur. And I was pleased to have police accompaniment Picture Quote #1

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Although we dealt decisively with all terrorist organizations, we at the same time not only maintained, preserved our democracy, but kept improving it Picture Quote #1

Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We’ve seen only the tiniest beginnings of that Picture Quote #1

I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows Picture Quote #1

There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn’t. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets, and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows Picture Quote #1

And they understand that to be an effective member of a democracy, you have to accept responsibility Picture Quote #1

I do think that we are facing a crisis in our democracy. As true patriots, each and every one of us has to speak up, speak out, and change those in charge. Our democracy depends upon it Picture Quote #1

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A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must have the economic strength to stand up to the blandishments of government officials. It must have sufficient independence from vested interests to be bold and inquiring without fear or favour. It must enjoy the protection of the constitution, so that it can protect our rights as citizens (Democracy Quotes) Because they don’t teach the truth about the world, schools have to rely on beating students over the head with propaganda about democracy. If schools were, in reality, democratic, there would be no need to bombard students with platitudes about democracy. They would simply act and behave democratically, and we know this does not happen. The more there is a need to talk about the ideals of democracy, the less democratic the system usually is (Democracy Quotes) I am an adherent of the ideal of democracy, although I well know the weaknesses of the democratic form of government. Social equality and economic protection of the individual appeared to me always as the important communal aims of the state. Although I am a typical loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has preserved me from feeling isolated (Democracy Quotes) Democracy does not contain any force which will check the constant tendency to put more and more on the public payroll. The state is like a hive of bees in which the drones display, multiply and starve the workers so the idlers will consume the food and the workers will perish (Democracy Quotes) ... democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive it. Convenience and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people into the world, the value of life not only declines, it disappears. It doesn’t matter if someone dies. The more people there are, the less one individual matters (Democracy Quotes) This must be a world of democracy and respect for human rights, a world freed from the horrors of poverty, hunger, deprivation and ignorance, relieved of the threat and the scourge of civil wars and external aggression and unburdened of the great tragedy of millions forced to become refugees (Democracy Quotes) There’s something magical that happens when people eat from the same pot. The family meal is really the nursery of democracy. It’s where we learn to share; it’s where we learn to argue without offending. It’s just too critical to let go, as we’ve been so blithely doing (Democracy Quotes) Democracy, taken in its narrower, purely political, sense, suffers from the fact that those in economic and political power possess the means for molding public opinion to serve their own class interests. The democratic form of government in itself does not automatically solve problems; it offers, however, a useful framework for their solution. Everything depends ultimately on the political and moral qualities of the citizenry (Democracy Quotes) 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 (Democracy Quotes) Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse. So we are forced to accept democracy. It has good points and also bad. But merely saying that democracy will solve all problems is utterly wrong. Problems are solved by intelligence and hard work (Democracy Quotes) The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition (Democracy Quotes) Democracy... While it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide (Democracy Quotes) Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty (Democracy Quotes) The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty (Democracy Quotes) I was never convinced that war was the best system to bring democracy to the country (Democracy Quotes) With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the government, and lying politicians is putting our entire system of government to a death spiral (Democracy Quotes) No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we cannot impose a parliamentary democracy there any more than the insurgents can impose a theocracy (Democracy Quotes) Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can’t see what’s underneath (Democracy Quotes) I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that (Democracy Quotes) There is so much that can be done, you see, the assembly is about improving our democracy (Democracy Quotes) We shouldn’t waste any more time in making sure that democracy is properly rooted in our political life and the supremacy of the law becomes an integral part of our state’s structure (Democracy Quotes) The two most important things that can be done to promote democracy in the world is first, to bring moral clarity back to world affairs and second, to link international policies to the advance of democracy around the globe (Democracy Quotes) Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government (Democracy Quotes) France is a pretty stable democracy, but incidents occur. And I was pleased to have police accompaniment (Democracy Quotes) Although we dealt decisively with all terrorist organizations, we at the same time not only maintained, preserved our democracy, but kept improving it (Democracy Quotes) Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We’ve seen only the tiniest beginnings of that (Democracy Quotes) I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows (Democracy Quotes) There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn’t. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets, and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows (Democracy Quotes) And they understand that to be an effective member of a democracy, you have to accept responsibility (Democracy Quotes) I do think that we are facing a crisis in our democracy. As true patriots, each and every one of us has to speak up, speak out, and change those in charge. Our democracy depends upon it (Democracy Quotes)

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