Manmohan Singh Quotes

Two things form the bedrock of any open society - freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don't have those things, you don't have a free country.

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

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.

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.

There is nothing more foreign to a civilised and democratic system than preventive detention.

Since achieving their independence in 1992, the people of Croatia have built a democratic society based on the rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free market economy.

It is during our most challenging and uncertain moments that our nation's commitment to due process is most severely tested; and it is in those times that we must preserve our commitment at home to the principles for which we fight abroad

The Bill of Rights is a remarkable document because it weaves into the fabric of our democracy the idea that government has a responsibility to protect individual liberty.

There are some lines in the sand you just do not cross. Undermining basic civil liberties by locking people up for long periods without charge is one of them.

Liberal constitutional democracy is supposed to ensure that each citizen is free and equal and protected by basic rights and liberties.

Free societies...are societies in motion, and with motion comes tension, dissent, friction. Free people strike sparks, and those sparks are the best evidence of freedom's existence.

America is today the hope of all honorable men who respect the rights of their fellow men and who believe in the principle of freedom and justice.

I call government that works the best for people open society, which is basically just another more general term for a democracy that is - you call it maybe a liberal democracy. It's not only majority rule but also respect for minorities and minority opinions and the rule of law. So it's really a sort of institutional democracy.

The degree of a country's freedom is the degree of its prosperity.

Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority.

What we want to see is the development of human rights and greater democracy, not just because it is our system but because we think that's the best way that economic and political development go hand in hand.

Liberty has never lasted long in a democracy, nor has it ever ended in anything better than despotism.

The essence of constitutionalism in a democracy is not merely to shape and condition the nature of majorities, but also to stipulate that certain things are impermissible, no matter how large and fervent a majority might want them.

Free markets are a tool, free speech is a goal.

Our constitution enshrines the rule of law, freedom of worship and expression, we cherish these values too.

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

The strength of this country lies in the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights and the freedom of speech and thought.

What a lie it is to call this a free country, where none but the unworthy and undeserving may swear.

Democratic institutions form a system of quarantine for tyrannical desires.

Respect for human rights is not social work; it is not merely an act of compassion. It is the first obligation of government and the source of its legitimacy.