Amit Shah Quotes

If you present good government, then elections look after themselves.

Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.

I believe that the will of the people is resolved by a strong leadership. Even in a democratic society, events depend on a strong leadership with a strong power of persuasion, and not on the opinion of the masses.

I think the advantage of democracy is that it makes us less dependent on a group of leaders.

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.

Good government is good politics.

I think the American people are looking for real leadership. That's what I've done in Louisiana, that's what I'll do in America.

America wants solutions. America wants a leader. No more tabloid politics.

The essence of good government is trust.

My main mission when I became Prime Minister, was to keep Singapore going and Singapore has been kept going. So, I'm happy with what I've done for Singapore.

Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership.

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

No government, be it the most perfect, can stand without strong executive authority.

The essential thing about democracy is that no one is indispensable.

Good government consists of winning the loyalty of people nearby and attracting the people far away.

Democracy doesn't mean electing a dictator every five years.

American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the most ignorant part of society.

Even the best laws can only be respected and feared, not loved. Good rulers are respected, feared and loved. What mighty sources happiness for a nation good rulers are!

Democracy is slow moving in the short run, … but if it has the backing of the people, it proves to be more durable.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf brought stability to a place that was going to Hell.

The Senate is indeed a deliberative body, and that quality serves the nation well. A slow-moving government helps us maintain a stable government. But slow moving is not the same as immobile.

Good government

Democracy, in a word, is meant to be an aristocracy which has broadened into a universal aristocracy.

In a democracy, a man who does not listen cannot lead.

The vote is the most effective and merciful instrument that man has devised to manage his affairs.