Bill Owens Quotes

Democracies are poor breeding grounds for terrorism and war.

Let's win the peace and democracy the good people of Iraq so richly deserve after decades of tyranny.

Liberating Iraq from a legacy of violence and putting it on the path to peace and prosperity will take time.

We want democracy and peace.

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

A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.

I am all in favour of democracy in Iraq.

Democracy cannot flourish amid fear.

The Ambassador and the General were briefing me on the....the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice.

Taiwan is democratic.

The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.

Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure foundations than are found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and justice.

At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism.

I was never convinced that war was the best system to bring democracy to the country.

Democracies, unlike dictatorships, are forgiving and generous, but they cannot survive unless they fight.

For all who love freedom and peace, the world without Saddam Hussein's regime is a better and safer place.

We came to Iraq to liberate them and to make our world a safer place.

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.

Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.

I urge calm and sensitivity to the fundamental civil liberties of our country.

The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era.

I leave Iraq gladdened by what has been accomplished and confident your future is full of hope.

The people of Iraq are grateful for what the people of the United States of America and our armed forces and our coalition forces are giving them the opportunity to do.

On Jan. 30, millions of Iraqis will cast ballots in the country's first fair and free election in decades, marking continued progress in Iraq's transition toward a country built on the pillars of democracy and freedom for all.

We have had a long wait for democracy.