Deb Haaland Quotes

What is good for democracy is good for America.

I don't think we should be undermining our democracy.

I believe in the greatness of our democracy.

I am especially proud of taking on issues most central to the health of our American democracy.

I firmly believe the way forward for our nation is to have a robust democracy.

I think for voters what matters is the values that drive the government.

There is so much that can be done, you see, the assembly is about improving our democracy.

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

As someone who is in awe and grateful every day to be in a country where freedom of the press, free speech and free elections are a way of life, I am wowed, amazed and excited by the opportunity to moderate a 2012 presidential debate.

A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent.

Newspapers write ringing editorials declaring that this is and always was a democracy.

I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.

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

We're a robust democracy here. That's the wonderful thing about this country.

If you can't put your values into your vote, we don't have a democracy.

Every voter in Ukraine should have their say on the future they want for their country.

If you value the democratic process, you have to value the protection of political speech.

Even if I were knocked down by one gunshot it wouldn't affect our democracy and I wasn't knocked down and I have great confidence in our democracy and in Taiwan and in the people of Taiwan.

You know, when we get to a point in this country where dissent is extremism, we've turned, I think, a very dark page in our history. And I don't want us to go there. I encourage Americans and I'm - right now, to go to these town hall meetings, to - to talk to your Congressmen, the people that you elected.

At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the right to vote comes with a responsibility to society, through tax payments and citizenship.

As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending.

In order to restore our country to the principles on which it was founded, we need to elect leaders that believe in the principles of the party, not just the power of the party.

In a government such as ours we have vigorous contests to determine who should lead. The recent election was no exception. Now we inaugurate a new government on a day that transcends any one individual or any one party.

We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.

Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right.