Bashir Assad Quotes

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.

Without economic development, any potential for political openness and freedom will be questionable.

There's always Tunisia. Amid the smoking ruins of the Middle East, there is that one encouraging success story.

In fact, things are moving along rather well in Iraq. Nothing is perfect, of course, and freedom is messy work. The cooperation of the three major interests in Iraq has been remarkable.

In just three years, Iraq has achieved immense progress. It has had three successful elections in which 80% of their citizens voted, even while being threatened with death.

The sooner we put Egypt on the right track, the sooner we would be able to have an Egypt that is modern, that is moderate, and that is acting as a beacon for freedom and liberty across the Arab world.

Some cultures and some religions do better than others in promoting democracy and prosperity…. Where culture is adverse, a blind belief in the power of freedom is a frail foundation for U. S. policy.

People of Pakistan want only development, prosperity, and peace.

The spirit of democracy cannot be established in the midst of terrorism, whether governmental or popular.

Several experts on the Middle East concur that the Middle East cannot be democratized.

We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

As the leader of Southeast Asia's oldest democracy, I am always keen to share our experiences. In the half-century since independence, we have found that steady reform is the best way to secure lasting stability. It is a process that continues in Malaysia to this day.

Rwanda has emerged from the devastation of genocide and become more secure and prosperous than anyone had a right to expect.

I am convinced that the majority of American people do understand that we have a moral responsibility to foster the concepts of opportunity, free enterprise, the rule of law, and democracy. They understand that these values are the hope of the world.

But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet these challenges.

Southeast Asia is now a region full of hope because of the freedoms America has helped foster.

I think that Africa has made quite rapid progress and a lot of the conflicts that we saw on the continent have abated.

We all would like to see a brighter future for Haiti, and I hope this conference will serve to explore many views. Respect for human rights, freedom, and the rule of law must be established in the poorest nation in our hemisphere.

The election in Iraq clearly demonstrates that Iraqi people are like people everywhere. They desire to create a future in an environment that is safe and allows them to reach their full potential as human beings, whatever that potential may be.

Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.

As I have shown, I will defend democracy with arms when it is threatened by violence; with firmness when it is weakened by division; with law and order when it is subverted by anarchy; and always, I will try to sustain it by wise policies of economic progress so that a democracy means not just an empty liberty, but a full life for all.

There can be no democracy without truth. There can be no truth without controversy, there can be no change without freedom. Without freedom there can be no progress.

With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.

An overall trend of political moderation in Latin America makes for far less interesting headlines, but it also makes for far better lives for our people.

Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many.