I have - I have more than an interesting task in piloting Wales into our new democracy, without wanting to exercise draconian powers on behalf of anybody else - I can assure of that.
A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.
The stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there. Perhaps the most important to me is our interest in the promotion of democracy in this hemisphere.
Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.
We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that.
So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
At the dawn of his administration, President Obama opined: 'A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency.' Magical rays of white-hot sunlight emanated from his media-manufactured halo. And then bureaucratically engineered darkness settled over the land.
We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.
Republicans are pushing legislation forward that will improve the effectiveness of and bring more accountability to U.S. foreign assistance around the world and bring democracy even further into the light.
We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.
Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.
We have to realize that science is a double-edged sword. One edge of the sword can cut against poverty, illness, disease and give us more democracies, and democracies never war with other democracies, but the other side of the sword could give us nuclear proliferation, biogerms and even forces of darkness.
If I were the president of the United States, I would make unions illegal. They no longer serve a functional purpose in democracy, in my view.
Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.
Equality as a principle is at the heart of our democracy.
In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies.
Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.
Ultimately, the court is heading to a doctrine of 'separation of campaign and state.' This doctrine, like separation of church and state or separation of military and civilian authority, is not explicit in the Constitution but flows naturally from its structure and commitment to freedom and democracy.
Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for democracy; in other words, how to achieve democratization in the Middle East.
Anyone who's had a casual conversation with his neighbors or is cognizant of reality TV should already be petrified of democracy.
In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
Being described as a stupid bureaucrat with no link to representative democracy is difficult to take.
All we want is to carry out the greatest expression of a free democracy and vote on Catalonia's future. This is not about independence: it is about fundamental civil rights and the universal right of self-determination.
And that is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed.
But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance.
In a democracy, power is not permanent.
In Europe, it appears that in the name of democracy, elites are pursuing an autocratic, centralized power, seeking economic control and social regimentation.
Democracies, unlike dictatorships, are forgiving and generous, but they cannot survive unless they fight.
Maintain democracy or go to dictatorship: that is what is at stake in these elections.
Indeed, willingness to challenge professional economists and other experts is a foundation stone of democracy. If all we have to do is to listen to the experts, what is the point of having democracy?
A democracy is predicated on an educated citizenry. You cannot have a democracy with people that are more interested in what Nicole Kidman is doing or whoever the latest fashion model is.
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
I am aware that one should always make room for renewal in politics. A democracy is the healthier for the turnover of the depth of talent there is in its community.
The US has not imposed democracy in Yemen, its people have.
Working with Uniqlo is probably the most incredible template of democracy in fashion, and it's nice that my design can be accessible to anyone, on all different levels.
Norway will be recognized as an open democracy with the rule of law, with the universal human rights, and with the broad international engagement on the international scene taking upon ourselves responsibilities, because we are a privileged country.
