I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.
Mohamed ElBaradei
The constitution is a sacred document in a democracy.
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
We should never take democracy for granted. Democracy can emerge and develop, but it can also decay.
Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to working for it - for the long haul.
Keith Ellison
Nelson Mandela went to jail believing in violence, and 27 years later he and his colleagues had slowly and carefully honed the skills, the incredible... →
Scilla Elworthy
If democracy brings an undemocratic group to power, is that a victory for democracy?
Richard Engel
When you look at - when you talk to people in Africa and across the Middle East, they're not satisfied with the way things are going. Sure, this... →
It's actually very easy for democracy to disappear.
Brian Eno
The act of voting by ordinary Iraqis in the face of extreme danger confirms President Bush's belief that people around the globe, when given a... →
John Ensign
According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be applied to the Middle East which has a different cultural... →
Recep Tayyip Erdogan