#racy

Greece isn't a democracy now it's run through a troika - three foreign officials that fly into Athens airport and tell the Greeks what they can and can't do. ↗

— Nigel Farage

#athens #democracy #fly #foreign #greece

British chancellor is telling the rest of Europe it must abandon democracy. It's appalling. ↗

— Nigel Farage

#appalling #british #chancellor #democracy #europe

We must take proactive steps to promote democracy and human rights abroad. ↗

— Sam Brownback

#democracy #human #human rights #must #proactive

Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#constitution #democracy #discipline #disciplined #freedom

The E.U. is more than just a trade organization or a common market; it is a guarantee of democracy, freedom, justice, and human rights. Nations cannot stay in the E.U. if they do not respect these guarantees. ↗

— John Bruton

#common #democracy #freedom #guarantee #guarantees

Liberty in Islam is the liberty to be a Muslim, democracy likewise, individualism likewise. ↗

— James Buchan

#individualism #islam #liberty #likewise #muslim

You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test. ↗

— George W. Bush

#child #her #literacy #pass #read

Democracy derailed is democracy denied. ↗

— Chaka Fattah

#denied

The reality is that we are hated not because of our democracy, freedoms, and generous social security system; rather, we are hated because of our involvement in foreign conflicts and quarrels that were never our concern. ↗

— Amir Butler

#concern #conflicts #democracy #foreign #freedoms

The three actors I admire the most are all dead. Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy and the French actor, Jean Gabin. They're all very natural, sort of masculine without being overly macho. ↗

— Michael Caine

#admire #being #bogart #dead #french