In Europe democracy is a falsehood. I do not know where it will end, but it cannot end in a quiet old age..

We will not fail your expectations of us as a new nation dedicated to peace, democracy, and freedom..

The nightmare in every democracy, the very nightmare, is if it gets worse and worse and worse, we could end up totalitarian..

We have to implant democracies where there are now dictatorships..

Democracy in China is maybe like a democracy that is separated, distributed. But in the West, maybe it's something you go to the supermarket to buy..

There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals..

People who live under fascism are not only miserable but they're full of shame. You just don't go in and inject democracy into them. They're half cra….

Even in a society as tightly controlled as Singapore's, the market creates certain forces which perhaps in the long run may lead to democracy.

The whole point of constitutional democracy is the peaceful transfer of power; of Al Gore passing the baton to George W. Bush, even though that elect….

The blind lead the blind. It's the democratic way..

What kind of economy grows for decades on end but doesn't allow most of the population to share in the gains from that growth?.

In contrast to totalitarianism, democracy can face and live with the truth about itself..

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed al….

The more people participate in the process of their own education, and the more people participate in defining what kind of production to produce, an….

I define democracy as control by the people. Slaves are those who allow others to control their lives. Insofar as people succeed in solving their pro….

Speaking as a Democrat, all my life battling for what I conceived to be Democracy, and what I conceived to be right, I am yet an American above Democ….

Gone is any mention of American exceptionalism. I happen to believe that twice, three times in the 20th century, the United States saved Western demo….

He who attacks the fundamentals of the American broadcasting industry attacks democracy itself..

These fledgling democracies in the Middle East, they're actually fighting for their freedom. And what are they rioting for in England? Leisurewear..

The much-lauded parliamentary democracy in India has been unable to protect a genuine democratic set-up in Kashmir..

Democracy: a festival of mediocrity..