Frank Gehry Quotes

The problem with this world is that there isn't enough liberty and freedom.

Even if I were knocked down by one gunshot it wouldn't affect our democracy and I wasn't knocked down and I have great confidence in our democracy and in Taiwan and in the people of Taiwan.

Liberal Democracy is all about extending choice. Give people the option to decide their retirement age, and you immediately extend their freedom in a very significant way.

America is a country that, even with all its flaws, has been able to flourish because there is a certain ideology about fighting for what you believe in. What you choose to believe in - no matter how small or big it is - is what you believe in, and that ideology has made America.

I'm entitled to my political opinions, and I get to vote because I'm an American.

The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.

The most profound argument for democracy is its faith in man.

The real strength of the democratic theory in opposition to the fascist or communist is that the fascist frankly states that certain people will tell other people what they shall do to be happy, and those other people have little or nothing to say about it. In theory the communists were to do everything in common, in practice a small group there also tells other people what they shall do to achieve their objectives. So far more nearly than any other form of government, the democratic form has allowed people to shape their own government

A free People will be showing that they are so, by their Freedom of Speech

As I reflect on the successes and failures of our push for democracy, reading widely in search for a path out of authoritarian rule, I'll keep writing to encourage myself and those on my side.

Without democracy, we are voiceless subjects. But with it, we are citizens armed with the power to change our destinies.

I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.

Each generation must recreate liberty for its own times.

Just the concept of personal freedom within a democracy, for instance, is a relatively young idea - only about 300 years old in this country.

What the U.S. should do consistently is to support the liberty of the Egyptian people.

I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity.

Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.

The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.

The exercise of democracy begins as exercise, as walking around, becoming familiar with the streets, comfortable with strangers, able to imagine your own body as powerful and expressive rather than a pawn.

When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state.

Democracy matters because it reflects an idea of equality and an idea of liberty. It reflects an idea of dignity, the dignity of the individual, the idea that each individual should have an equal vote, an equal say, in the formation of their government.

The power of the American people, when we rise up and stand for liberty, knows no bounds.

I'm a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.