Narendra Modi Quotes

Elections are a festival of democracy. Everyone must join this festival of democracy and strengthen it.

There's much talk about how there can't be democracy in a region that has problems of illiteracy and poverty. But I bring a different idea to the table when I say, 'Guys, I come from India. I'm more optimistic coming from where I'm coming.'

All we have is our vote. But it's powerful.

This is the democratic process at work, What you're seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.

We need to make India capable, prosperous.

Democracy is a life, and involves continual struggle.

But all should know that the people's participation in the elections will take the country forward ... an election full of excitement will be a major blow to the enemy.

We do have some people that have never voted before.

Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing.

Oftentimes people get it wrong when they say we need to educate voters first and then give them power. I tend to favor giving them power first.

There are ways to pursue political change. In a democracy, it's through the ballot box. There are other ways, and many democracies have many different systems of democracy.

Elections are an enduring spectacle of free India, and have provided foreign journalists with the opportunity to remind the world that India remains the world's largest democracy.

A messy participatory process is representative democracy at its best.

The people must know that from this day on, we want their opinions.

I have not met, in Afghanistan, in even the most remote community, anybody who does not want a say in who governs them. Most remote community, I have never met a villager who does not want a vote.

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.

Trust the people. They’ll get it right. They always do.

In a democracy citizens are entitled to know what is in store for them before they vote.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

Your vote is your voice.

Self government cannot work if the people do not know what their rulers are doing and why.

It is not suffrage that gives life to democracy; it is our democratic society that gives life to suffrage.

The only reason we won this election is that money does not vote. You do!

Exercising the right to vote is essential to our democracy.

Whatever changes a common man wants to bring in the country, he can bring it through the process of voting.