Madeleine Albright Quotes

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

Democracy can be noisy and messy. But it works.

Democracy is a process that doesn't march in lock step.

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

Let's face it: however old-fashioned and out of date and devaluated the word is, we like the way of living provided by democracy.

Democracy is a revolutionary process.

Democracy is not a result. Democracy is a process.

Democracy is like a street car. You get off when you reach your destination.

The main point of democracy is to deliver positive results for the majority.

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion.

Democracy is about voting and it's about a majority vote. And it's time that we started exercising the Democratic process.

Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.

A democratic home is the foundation of a democratic state.

Democracy is far more complex than simply choosing the people who govern you.

A democratic crisis can only be settled by more democracy.

People don't understand democracy here. They think it simply means disobedience to the authorities.

It is the healthiest thing in a democracy when the people who are elected exert power.

Democracy is more than just election day.

Democracy is a value in itself. It doesn't have to be defended [justified] any more than freedom has to be defended.

The great postulate of our democracy is confidence in the common sense of the people and in their maturity of judgment, even on great issues—once they know the facts.

Democracy is not a state in which people act like sheep. Under democracy individual liberty of opinion and action is jealously guarded ...

Democracy is that fine art of compromise.

In democracies the people seem to act as they please.

Democracy is messy.

How central shall democracy be in everything else we want to do in the world?