And in a democracy, when we say we’re mad at what’s going on, what we need to be saying is we’re mad at ourselves.
Mike Lowry quote on Democracy
A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.
Douglas Hurd quote on Demoratic Iraq
I believe that Egypt in its own way, the Palestinians when they are given a chance, and others will before long move towards greater democracy.
Douglas Hurd quote on Arab Countries
So I think one can say on empirical grounds – not because of some philosophical principle – that you can’t have democracy unless you have a market economy.
Peter L. Berger | Democracy, Economy
Some people think that as the Chinese economy becomes more and more capitalistic it will inevitably become more democratic.
Peter L. Berger | Democracy, China
Let me say again that the relationship is asymmetrical: there’s no democracy without a market economy, but you can have a market economy without democracy.
Peter L. Berger | Relationship, Democracy, Economy
But we don’t have an example of a democratic society existing in a socialist economy – which is the only real alternative to capitalism in the modern world.
Socialism, Democracy, Society
Our enemy sees us clearly. They will not start a war. They’re worried about one thing: If democracy develops here, if we succeed, we will win.
Mikhail Gorbachev | Democracy and Soviet Union
Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.
Mikhail Gorbachev | Democracy
America must be the teacher of democracy, not the advertiser of the consumer society. It is unrealistic for the rest of the world to reach the American living standard.
Mikhail Gorbachev | America, consumer society
The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.
Jimmy Carter – enhance freedom
An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.
Voltaire – Democracy
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
G.K. Chesterton – Meaning of democracy
You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a revolution.
G.K. Chesterton – Democracy & Revolution
Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
