#democracy

No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we cannot impose a parliamentary democracy there any more than the insurgents can impose a theocracy. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#cannot #democracy #how #impose #insurgents

Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations. ↗

— Lincoln Chafee

#between #close #created #deep #democracy

Television is democracy at its ugliest. ↗

— Paddy Chayefsky

#democracy #television #ugliest

Democracy no longer works for the poor if politicians treat them as a separate race. ↗

— Frank Field

#longer #politicians #poor #race #separate

I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that. ↗

— Walter Cronkite

#away #competition #democracy #essential #i

Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police. ↗

— Tony Blair

#anywhere #chance #choice #choose #democracy

But our energy woes are in many ways the result of classic market failures that can only be addressed through collective action, and government is the vehicle for collective action in a democracy. ↗

— Sherwood Boehlert

#addressed #classic #collective #democracy #energy

The United States and Israel have a unique relationship based on our mutual commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace. Therefore, just as our commitment to these principles must be steadfast, so must our support for Israel. ↗

— John Boehner

#commitment #democracy #freedom #israel #just

Violence is hidden within democratic structures because they are not radically democratic - Western democracy is merely a domestic convenience of consumerism. ↗

— Edward Bond

#consumerism #convenience #democracy #democratic #domestic

Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. ↗

— James Bovard

#dinner #more #must #sheep #something