William M. McClay Quotes

We need to learn democracy. Everything takes time.

Democracy is not a result. Democracy is a process.

I firmly believe the way forward for our nation is to have a robust democracy.

I don't think we should be undermining our democracy.

I'm just the democratic voice of Bolivia.

I believe in the greatness of our democracy.

You can't be a full participant in our democracy if you don't know our history.

And in Canada we, you know, it costs us three or $400 million to have an election. You know, it's always been my position that we shouldn't complain about that; that's the price of admission for a living in a great democracy.

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.

Democracy belongs to those who exercise it.

People are voting for the kind of country they want to live in, and there are different views about what kind of country we should have.

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.

One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.

Democracy is not about making speeches. It is about making committees work.

Democracy is more than a ballot box.

I am especially proud of taking on issues most central to the health of our American democracy.

The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.

Democracy is not just an election, it is our daily life.

My message is that Democracy is not an alien invention. It is a way of solving problems in our society.

A democratic home is the foundation of a democratic state.

Democracy Is What You Make It!

Discussion is the bedrock of American democracy.

He who has the power to take part in the deliberative or judicial administration of any state is said by us to be a citizen of that state.

The freedom to persuade and suggest is the essence of the democratic process.