Garry Kasparov Quotes

The elections are the greatest symbol of participation and political reform.

Democracy's ceremonial, its feast, it's great function, is the election.

It is certainly not unrealistic to think we could have elections by mid-year 2004 and when a sovereign government is installed - my job here will be done.

That is why I came to conclusion that the election must take place, so that the republic can have a government. If I were to say that everything will change for the better immediately, that would not be true. The struggle will continue for a long time.

In Tunisia, the so-called Yasmin revolution has led to the installation of a relatively moderate Islamic government. Whether or not that means democracy will, however, only be put to the test if and when the time comes for another election, which the opposition may win.

To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for democratic reform.

The main question that is decided by an election in our country is, which political party shall have the privilege of dispensing the offices of Government?

This is the democratic process at work, What you're seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.

How do we get from electrons to elections and from protons to presidents?

Elections are about the future.

A right election can only be made by those who have knowledge.

Take it from me: Elections matter.

I am happy for there to be a leadership contest. I think there should be.

You see in Turkey, they had a remarkable success story in building up a democracy. I was in Istanbul for most of the year 1950. That was the year when the government held free and fair election, was defeated and simply withdrew from power and handed it over to the opposition, without precedent in Middle Eastern history. That was a really remarkable time and it was a fascinating and rewarding experience to be there at that time.

I've always followed politics, and I think politics is everybody's business because we're electing someone who's going to be making important decisions that will affect all of our lives.

When considering the Islamic world, Turkey is the best example of a country where democracy irreversibly gained a foothold despite religious and cultural traditions still respected today. With some reservation, this can be said about Pakistan, too, where we can observe dynamic political processes going on [and] governments change as a result of elections. In my opinion, it is up to the ruling elite to initiate cardinal changes.

This is America. We don't call an election before we know who won. That, after all, is the job of the Supreme Court.

It is positive that the change in Finland means a rush in the elections and not in the streets.

Please do not assume that you can change governments. Young people don’t understand this.

Ukraine is going through a difficult time. There is nothing extraordinary of the resignation of the Ukrainian government ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections

The Russian people deserve free and fair elections. They deserve to have a democracy.

[T]he people seem to have deposited the monarchical and taken up the republican government with as much ease as would have attended their throwing off an old and putting on a new suit of clothes.

The countries that have risen and separated out as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union are, on the whole, following freer economic policies. Most of these states have freer government and less restrictions on trade.

I do think that campaigns are about electing somebody, but they're also about a discussion of the future of our country.

And I'd like to say to the Senate, I hope you will say yes to a stronger American democracy in the year 2000.