George Soros Quotes

But a wild democracy . . . too often disdains the essential principles of justice.

Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the rule of law.

Democracy is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve the sacred promises of human dignity, justice and peace.

Democracy is a destiny of humanity which cannot be averted. It can be delayed but not defeated.

If you do not force political freedom, economic freedom will be stymied sooner or later.

I recognize that in some cases it's more important to have freedom and justice than to have peace.

I've always lived in a democratic society.

If you give up on democracy, you might as well give up on everything.

Education and justice are democracy's only life insurance.

We recipients of the boon of liberty have always been ready, when faced with discomfort, to discard any and all first principles of liberty, and, further, to indict those who do not freely join with us in happily arrogating those principles.

Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.

Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no consequences.

So long as we govern our nation by the letter and spirit of the Bill of Rights, we can be sure that our nation will grow in strength and wisdom and freedom.

Democracy, disciplined and enlightened, is the finest thing in the world.

Safe popular freedom consists of four things, the diffusion of liberty, of intelligence, of property, and of conscientiousness, and cannot be compounded of any three out of the four.

In the end, democratic societies are stronger and more resilient than any autocracy. And more adaptable too.

We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and for the world.

The freedom movement is built around the principle of democracy and universality of freedom.

Taiwan is democratic.

I think there is a heritage which I'm proud of, which is a fight for democracy, a fight for social justice, a fight for freedom. My grandfather went to jail or exile six times in his life, fighting for his principles for democracy, or for his country. And my father twice.

I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democracy.

Democracy still has a real hope and chance in Iraq, and true freedom in this country would be the greatest testament to those who gave their lives for it.

In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words.

America must be the moral leader. It is not enough to have power. Power must be used to protect freedom and give all people hope for the opportunity to see the fruit of their own labor.

We want order and security, and we want liberty. And we want not only liberty but equality as well.