Most people associate reading with laying on the beach. They don't see that it's crucial for a democracy!
David Baldacci
So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.
Roger Nash Baldwin
In a democracy one must have the right to express oneself and that's what I do, even if it displeases.
Brigitte Bardot
Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don't know where... →
Daniel Barenboim
Women waited 144 years before earning suffrage. If a mature, multiparty democracy was so darn easy, everybody would have one.
Thomas P. M. Barnett
But the West is trying to weaken Islam from outside and inside. They attack our people and invade our countries from outside, and they weaken us from... →
Abu Bakar Bashir
The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.
Mary Catherine Bateson
Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.
Melissa Bean
Nonetheless, we continue to be obsessed with finding or inventing a European nation which, as in the nation state, guarantees homogeneity and thus an... →
Ulrich Beck
If you believe in justice, if you believe in democracy, if you believe in people's rights, if you believe in the harmony of all humankind - then... →
Harry Belafonte