Simon Winchester Quotes

It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation.

Russia does not and cannot have any political choice but democracy. I want to say, and even stress, that we share those universal democratic principles taken around the whole world.

Undoubtedly, a democratic state without an alternative is a danger to democracy itself.

Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East.

The Americans' position is clear: we promote democracy.

Democracy in Yemen did not stop, instead it is in a continuous development, there is no other way to follow rather than democracy, it is our national way for building up our country, it was not imposed on us by others.

Maintain democracy or go to dictatorship: that is what is at stake in these elections.

I am happy that Poland is returning to the road of pluralism and democracy.

Democracy is the only civilized way to govern a country.

In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy.

Taiwan's democracy has grown very fast and we enjoy a certain degree of freedom, as other developed democracies like the United States.

I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people.

Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy.

In my personal opinion, Russia is no less democratic than it used to be. It is a democratic country. It is democratic enough.

I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is always to be preferred.

Democracy can only spring from practising it early, and democratic action was not to expected from young people brought up under a close authoritarian system.

Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.

The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy.

The people want to go back to the time when democracy was in full bloom.

The only genuine form of democracy is that practiced freely without restrictions, threats or any form of intimidation.

Democracy or Anti-Democracy

[We must] accelerate the reform of our political system, especially the building of a system of socialist democracy based on law …. Democracy is a worldwide trend …. If the Party doesn’t hold up the banner of democracy in our country, someone else will, and we will lose out.

Democracy is on trial in the world, on a more colossal scale than ever before.