Democracy is not just a question of having a vote. It consists of strengthening each citizen's possibility and capacity to participate in the deliber…

- Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Globalization is a reality. And this makes most leaders today realize that populist illusions can't be sustained before they collapse into stagnation…

- Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Let us continue to strive together for a more inclusive, democratic, and peaceful future for us all.

- Fernando Henrique Cardoso

It is impossible to build enduring institutions without solid values. For us, the fundamental value is that associated with democracy.

- Fernando Henrique Cardoso

I am not proposing to replace war with peace. I propose to replace war with a smarter fight. A fight using other instruments, more intelligent instru…

- Fernando Henrique Cardoso

In my own experience as president of Brazil I observed first hand many of the trends that Nam identifies in this book, but he describes them in a way…

- Fernando Henrique Cardoso