Jack Kingston Quotes

If any country wants to develop, it must practice democracy. If I look around the world, I see that the prosperous countries practice democracy.

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

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

We should never take democracy for granted. Democracy can emerge and develop, but it can also decay.

Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.

Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable.

A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.

The elections that have taken place in these countries are a reflection of the lure of Democracy, and the resilience of our men and women in uniform who helped bring freedom to many who never knew what the word truly meant.

While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.

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

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

When we say 'democracy' we have to mean what we say.

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.

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

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

If you believe in democracy, you must believe in it unconditionally. If you believe that men should be free, then, they should have the right of free association, of free speech, of free publication. Then, no law should permit those democratic processes to be set at nought.

Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear.

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 or Anti-Democracy

I would hope to glorify freedom and liberty over there [America] in the hope that it may be regained over here [France.]

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

Democracy is more than just having free elections. It's having political structures.

In democracies the people seem to act as they please.

The consent of the governed" is more than a safeguard against ignorant tyrants: it is an insurance against benevolent despots as well.

Free elections are only one part of democracy. Constraint on the power of government and the rule of law and the institutions of democracy are just as important.