#democracy

The Greens have every right to run, that's what democracy is, and they should argue their point by saying how they think people should vote, not by telling us to be silent. ↗

— Peter Camejo

#democracy #every #greens #how #people

Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president. ↗

— Johnny Carson

#democracy #grow #grow up #means #president

In a democracy, power is not permanent. ↗

— Lalu Prasad Yadav

#permanent #power

The second 'Postal Service' album is threatening to become the 'Chinese Democracy' of indie rock. It will come out eventually, or maybe it won't. ↗

— Ben Gibbard

#become #chinese #come #democracy #eventually

In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock! ↗

— Graham Greene

#clock #cuckoo #democracy #did #five

We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights. ↗

— William Hague

#democracy #direction #directly #european #european union

Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it needs amending; sometimes it needs defending. Always, it needs improving. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

#amending #continual #deeds #defending #democracy

Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

#defend #democracy #makes #our #refine

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and transparency, and we should support countries that embrace market reforms, democracy, and the rule of law. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

#aid #american #countries #democracy #embrace

137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. ↗

— Doc Hastings

#america #changed #cherished #day #defending