Hillary Clinton Quotes

We are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration!

Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

Democracy affords debate, discussion and dissent.

The reason that democracies always defeat dictatorships is because they're open to debate. We should never allow Washington to say, 'Shut up, get in line and wave the flag.'

In a free country every man thinks he has a concern in all public matters,--that he has a right to form and a right to deliver an opinion on them. This it is that fills countries with men of ability in all stations.

It is important for us to be able to meet and greet the people that we serve. And if we start having police presence everywhere we go, it's going to create a chilling effect on discourse, and it creates an incredible assault on the democratic process.

Our history is that we can very aggressively, if necessary, and openly and democratically discuss our differences. We have a democratic history in which we come together and vote on these things.

The nature of a democracy consists to an important degree in the right of the people to criticize problems and mistakes.

Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.

I want people to learn what democracy means.

I always say the strength of democracy lies in criticism. If there is no criticism, that means there is no democracy. And if you want to grow, you must invite criticism. And I want to grow; I want to invite criticism.

To me, I was right from the beginning, because it's my right as an American to speak up and question our president, have my point of view, have my opinion, question what I want to question, and say what I want to say about our government.

Discussion is the bedrock of American democracy.

Democracy is more than just election day.

Democracy is much too important to be left to public opinion.

If our democracy is flourish, it must have criticism; if our democracy is to function, it must have dissent.

A decent and manly examination of the acts of Government should be not only tolerated but encouraged.

After 200 years, the 1st Amendment remains only as strong, or as weak, as the citizens it is designed to protect.

Part of what's great about America, and Canada as well, is that we can talk about our political leaders in public.

Joe and I are still very aware of the fact that we live in a country where he criticised the government and lived another day. That trumps all. To paraphrase Churchill, democracy is the worst form of government apart from all the other forms of government. You constantly have to fight for it; you have to keep your government honest.

American democracy depends on the public's ability to remain accurately informed on our state of affairs.

America's founders knew the importance of allowing the people to speak critically about government actions.

The foundation of our democracy is the ability to have a debate about any subject. That is why I am so committed to defending free speech.

We need to be constantly reminded that this is a representative democracy, and we need to be in tune to what people are talking about.

American democracy is greater with free speech and open dialogue.