Manmohan Singh Quotes

India has remained a full, functioning democracy.

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

Democracy is not a fragile flower; still it needs cultivating.

The political system of the People's Republic of China can make things easy. Decisions are made quickly and results come quickly, too. In our democracy [in India], on the other hand, such things are extremely difficult.

We are a nation of laws with respect and recognition of the rule of law. We are not an imperialist government with a monarch abiding by the rule of one man.

Democracy is a political method, that is to say, a certain type of institutional arrangement for arriving at political - legislative and administrative - decisions and hence incapable of being an end in itself.

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.

In China, national priorities are established by the Government and then funded by the state; in India, priorities emerge from seemingly endless discussions and arguments amongst myriad interests, and funds have to be found where they might.

The rule of law is the basis for any democracy. And without the rule of law in democracy, you have chaos.

In any country, governance issues are there. Challenges are there, pressures are there. When multi-party coalitions take decisions, sometimes delays will be there. But that is what democracy is: it is beauty or it's challenge.

Things said by political parties are different from the decisions of the government which are taken to uphold the rule of law. The government takes decisions that are best for the country.

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.

Every democratic system evolves its own conventions. It is not only the water but the banks which make the river.

In a democracy, people usually get the kind of government they deserve, and they deserve what they get.

Governments propose, and oppositions dispose.

All free governments are party governments.

Are the governors such exceptionally gifted men as to enable them … to represent the masses and act in the interests of all men better than all men would be able to act for themselves?

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

Politics is about explanations.

Every time there's an election, people start to criticize China.

Israel is not an anarchy.

Our democracy has survived for so many years in India. We should at least give credit to the Congress for that.

Our government depends upon the rule of law.

Government is not a game show, though at times it is amusing and entertaining to watch.

We want to bring order and respect for the constitution.