Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Quotes

I know there's a great deal that Arnold Schwarzenegger could teach me about making movies. There's a great deal I could teach him about the fiscal reforms that are needed - desperately needed - to set California back in good order.

Further more Yemen is leading pioneer in democratic practice, lots of brothers and friends testified on that.

Establishing a stable democracy is a two stage process. First you get rid of the old regime, then you build a durable democratic replacement. Because the first stage is dramatic, many people think the game is over when the dictator is gone. But the second stage is more difficult. There are many examples of broad coalitions coming together to oust dictators but relatively few of them stayed together and agreed on what a new regime should look like.

Iraq is better without Saddam Hussein than with Saddam Hussein. Without a doubt.

Africa doesn't need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.

There have been in this century only one great man and one great thing: Napoleon and liberty. For want of the great man, let us have the great thing.

With Taiwan, it took about 40 years to go from an authoritarian to a democratic society.

The civilized world needs to think about a decision when single politicians are not allowed to stay in power.

We make a great mistake in supposing all people are capable of self-government.

The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy, the first thing is to involve the people in decision making, not to make it.

In the 1990s, I was among those Indonesians who demanded and celebrated the departure of our own autocrat, Suharto, and I joined the new government when he left.

Well, I think by any expectation South Africa has come a tremendously long way. We've seen a society that many people thought couldn't withstand a peaceful transition to democracy without a great deal of violence, in fact, make that transition and do it in relative peace and security.

I think the world is much better off without Saddam Hussein than with him.

Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America 's leadership and the sacrifices of our military.

I am extremely proud to have the honour and privilege to be the Premier of this great state of Victoria.

The free world should not wait for dictatorial regimes to consent to reform.

Rulers come and go; governments end and forms of government change; but sovereignty survives.

The United States is a very difficult country to govern.

When one of these autocrats is eventually ousted, the democratic successor sometimes challenges the validity of the deals the former regime had struck.

The ultimate failures of dictatorship cost humanity far more than the temporary failures of democracy.

Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.

Does any of you believe that we can solve our country's problems in five years? That is why we do not have this nonsense of elections.

If the people be governors, who shall be governed?

The peaceful path out of totalitarianism has never been tested.

The army and the government needs a dictator.