John Kasich Quotes

China is on a march toward rule of law and democracy.

As China works towards the rule of law, it is critical that it continues to develop and strengthen its legal system. However, it should be recognized that this system is only as strong as the professionals who work to uphold it.

Our government depends upon the rule of law.

Democracy is not possible without effectively working legal system.

Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and human rights. But often, we take stability - peace in terms of security and economic activity - to mean a country is doing well. We forget the third and important pillar of rule of law and respect for human rights, because no country can long remain prosperous without that third pillar.

The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.

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.

Law in general is human reason, inasmuch as it governs all the inhabitants of the earth: the political and civil laws of each nation ought to be only the particular cases in which human reason is applied.

We shouldn't waste any more time in making sure that democracy is properly rooted in our political life and the supremacy of the law becomes an integral part of our state's structure.

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and transparency, and we should support countries that embrace market reforms, democracy, and the rule of law.

Societies cannot move forward without law, and our constitution is the cornerstone of the law and our National Assembly is its umbrella and fortress.

I think Obama is right when he talks about the rule of law as a cornerstone of what the United States should stand for. That can encompass our elected officials' adherence to law and our country's return to the Geneva Conventions.

The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing.

Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society.

China recognizes and also respects the universality of human rights. We will continue our efforts to promote democracy and the rule of law.

You cannot have viable economic development without democratization and vice versa.

Law is the strongest link between man and freedom.

The day must come when the rule of law replaces emergency decrees an when the independent judiciary replace arbitrary justice.

You do not turn a country with no democratic tradition into a democracy by just having an election. You must also have democratic institutions like the rule of law.

Conservatives put the law before the man. Progressives put the man before the law.

When those who uphold the law are strong, the state is strong. When they are weak, the state is weak

We are mourning the death of rule of law in Uganda.

China has not established the rule of law and thus there is no justice.

Both Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev have law degrees but they do not know what the rule of law means.

The rule of law means that law and justice are upheld by an independent judiciary. The judgments of the European Court of Justice have to be respected by all. To undermine them, or to undermine the independence of national courts, is to strip citizens of their fundamental rights. The rule of law is not optional in the European Union. It is a must.