It's not a democracy here, it's the Middle East.
Silvan Shalom
The two most important things that can be done to promote democracy in the world is first, to bring moral clarity back to world affairs and second... →
Natan Sharansky
Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of free nations.
The three main sources of scepticism are first, that not every people desires freedom; second, that democracy in certain parts of the world would be... →
In any country, governance issues are there. Challenges are there, pressures are there. When multi-party coalitions take decisions, sometimes delays... →
Anand Sharma
We have no desire to permanently rule over millions of Palestinians, who double their numbers every generation. Israel, which wishes to be an... →
Ariel Sharon
The word democracy has no meaning. Duty has gone. Only rights remain.
Fiona Shaw
Also, an area that interests me - and it will probably take years to state what I mean - is the period of the rise of democracy, with Tom Paine... →
Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
George Bernard Shaw
Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.