Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Changes are inseparable from democracy. To defend democracy is to defend the possibility of change; in turn, changes alone can strengthen democracy.

We are not seeking revolution. We just want democracy.

What creates freedom? A revolution in the streets? Mass protest? Civil war? A change of government? The ousting of the old guard and its replacement by the new? History, more often than not, shows that hopes raised by such events are often dashed, sooner rather than later.

I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.

Constitutional reform is exasperatingly slow.

'Liberal' comes from the Latin liberalis, which means pertaining to a free man. In politics, to be liberal is to want to extend democracy through change and reform. One can see why the word had to be erased from our political lexicon.

Most governments and people want reform. It’s the prospect of change that makes reform rare.

Canadians understand that our Senate, as it stands today, must either change or … vanish

In politics, reform never comes before crisis.

We have to change the politics of Goa.

We have not come into politics with 'Badle ki Bhavna' but we have come with 'Badlav Ki Bhavna'.

The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform.

I've been struck by how hungry we all are for a different kind of politics. So I've spent some time thinking about how I could best advance the cause of change and progress that we so desperately need.

Let us remember that revolutions do not always establish freedom. Our own free institutions were not the offspring of our revolution. They existed before.

The people's right to change what does not work is one of the greatest principles in our system of government

Chinese no longer crave so much for food and accommodation, but they do crave democracy. I stand by that. I don't know which model China will follow.

The American people want change, and they see in Donald Trump a leader who embodies the American spirit.

All deductions having been made, democracy has done less harm, and more good, than any other form of government. It gave to human existence a zest and camaraderie that outweighed its pitfalls and defects. It gave to thought and science and enterprise the freedom essential to their operation and growth. It broke down the walls of privilege and class, and in each generation it raised up ability from every rank and place.

I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil.

The genius of our founders is that they designed a system of government that can be changed. And we should take heart, because we’ve changed this country before.

After Iguala, Mexico has to change.

Hillary Clinton's message is old and tired. Her message is that things can't change. My message is that things have to change.

The demand of our people in 1980 is not for smaller government or bigger government but for better government.

We cannot cure the evils of politics with politics.

We do need great change in Burma. We are trying to build a new society, a society where basic human rights are respected, and where our people enjoy all the benefits of democratic institutions.