Ksenia Sobchak Quotes

The view that we hold in Iraq now is this - that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.

Free integral elections should be guaranteed, where values of justice and rule of law also prevail.

Democracy is far more than merely participating in free and fair elections for a new government. It is about playing by a set of rules, respecting those rules and accepting the result even when it may not be what one had hoped for.

With a good [political] system, even evil men cannot do evil.

Democracy is about opposition.

For government to be chosen regularly in free elections, the losers must trust the winners not to abuse the power they have won.

Democracies stand on several key pillars: Free and fair elections, human rights, the rule of law, and a free untrammeled media. Until 2016, an open media was seen as a resilient democratic pillar that supported the others.

Democracy is not theater - it determines life and death!

Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are the imperatives of democratization.

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.

It is easy to fall into the trap of believing that democracy will improve the function of policy.

Democratic elections alone do not remedy the crisis of confidence in government. Moreover, there is no viable justification for a democratic system in which public participation is limited to voting.

Anyone who wants to be part of the political process should adopt values that are compatible with democracy.

The secret ballot makes a secret government; and a secret government is a secret band of robbers and murderers.

One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.

We must remember that democracy works when given time to develop, mature and deliver. People must have access to information for informed debate. Government institutions must treat citizens fairly, and with dignity, while responding to their needs.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

If you present good government, then elections look after themselves.

One must always keep one's government under control.

Well, one thing that has happened is they have had a presidential election in Egypt which has represented progress. Now, we were not happy with everything that happened with the parliamentary elections, and it was not exactly a perfect presidential election in Egypt.

Democracy is not just an election, it is our daily life.

Democracy must live as it thinks and think as it lives

Democracy is the fig leaf of elitism.

The difference between a democracy and other forms of government is not that in a democracy bad things do not happen. The difference is that in a democracy something will be done about it and someone will be held to account.