Juan Manuel Santos Quotes

In many emerging democracies, democracy and stability are mutually incompatible.

The richest countries in the world are democracies. The most stable countries in the world are democracies. There are no tensions between the two.

There is no future for Tunisia without consensus among political parties and members of civil society.

One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the world - and this is certainly true of a lot of places in the Middle East - is that the capacity for self-governance and self-organizing just isn't there. It has to do with history.

A banana republic we are not.

As we look back over the sweep of American history, it has been the American Presidency that has best fulfilled the vision of the Founders. It has brought to our Republic a dynamism and effectiveness that other democracies have lacked.

The ANC must ensure that South Africa does not become a mafia state because once you reach that state, all the wheels have come off.

Democracy cannot survive overpopulation.

South Africa now needs skilled and educated people to say 'How do we manage and develop this democratic country?'

The American people are too well schooled in the duty and practice of submitting to the will of the majority to permit any serious uneasiness on that account

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

Democracies don't go to war against each other, and by and large they don't sponsor terrorism. They're more likely to respect the environment and human rights and social justice. It's no accident that most of the terrorists come from non-democratic countries.

Anti-democracy...is a virus that exists, and pro-democracy is the antibody to that virus, and I think we have to become vigilant, and we have to stay on top of the issues of democracy and freedom.

Scandals are the fertilizer of Western democracy.

You cannot have democracy without the institutions. You cannot have a democracy that is built on the moods of self-interested people.

The President proclaims war, and those Senators who dissent are not those who know better, but those who can afford to...Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

The principles of the SPD have remained the same for 150 years: democracy, human dignity, justice and inclusion. We will never change those principles.

In general the 53 countries on the continent of Africa have made great progress towards freedom and democracy, and in terms of electing good, sound administrations.

Beneath a free government there is nothing but the intelligence of the people to keep the people's peace. Order must be preserved, not by a military police or regiments of horse-guards, but by the spontaneous concert of a well-informed population, resolved that the rights which have been rescued from despotism shall not be subverted by anarchy.

There is nothing more dangerous than a government of the many controlled by the few.

The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived.

The devotion of democracy to education is a familiar fact. . . . [A] government resting upon popular suffrage cannot be successful unless those who elect . . . their governors are educated.

I believe that a prosperous, democratic Pakistan will be a steadfast partner for America, a peaceful neighbor for India, and a force for freedom and moderation in the Arab world.

Our government is built upon the vote. But votes that are purchasable are quicksands, and a government built on them stands upon corruption and revolution.

President Bush announced tonight that he believes in democracy and that democracy can exist in Iraq. They can have a strong economy, they can have a good health care plan, and they can have a free and fair voting. Iraq? We can't even get this in Florida.