Gerard Pique Quotes

One has the right to be wrong in a democracy.

And that is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed.

The right of a minority is so important in a democracy.

The freedom to persuade and suggest is the essence of the democratic process.

For democracy to function properly it requires accepting the absolute right of individuals and groups to campaign against decisions previously taken by majorities and to seek to change them.

The primal principle of democracy is the worth and dignity of the individual.

A society which is liberal democratic cannot have public policy determined upon the basis of who has got the loudest voice - or who can brings things to a halt.

Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.

Unanimity of opinion is characteristic of savages and civilization only advances as more and more people have the right to call wrong what the majority calls right..

Opinion and protest are the life breath of democracy—even when it blows heavy.

Every human being deserves a say in the decisions that affect their lives; no one should be subject to the will of another.

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

Every man has a right to be heard; but no man has the right to strangle democracy with a single set of vocal cords.

I am a believer in liberty. That is my religion — to give to every other human being every right that I claim for myself, and I grant to every other human being, not the right — because it is his right — but instead of granting I declare that it is his right, to attack every doctrine that I maintain, to answer every argument that I may urge — in other words, he must have absolute freedom of speech.

We live in a democratic country, and in a democracy freedom of speech is for the people and also for the leaders.

India is the world's largest democracy and everyone should have a right to voice their opinions.

Under democracy, individual liberty of opinion and action is jealously guarded.

And a democracy can't exist without free speech and the right to assemble. And that's what Americans tend to forget. And they're born into a culture where they take all of their freedoms for granted.

I do not want the voice of the people shut out.

We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation.

Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear.

The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.

Democracy is not an instant coffee.

In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks.

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