Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Quotes

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

Democracy must learn to defend itself.

Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again.

Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday suit to be brought out and worn only for parades. It's the kind of a life a decent man leads, it's something to live for and to die for.

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.

My message is that Democracy is not an alien invention. It is a way of solving problems in our society.

Let's face it: however old-fashioned and out of date and devaluated the word is, we like the way of living provided by democracy.

The most profound argument for democracy is its faith in man.

In democracies the people seem to act as they please.

Democracy is not a result. Democracy is a process.

It is not suffrage that gives life to democracy; it is our democratic society that gives life to suffrage.

Popular sovereignty is relatively easy to establish; the other component of democracy, liberty, is far more difficulty to secure.

Without democracy, we are voiceless subjects. But with it, we are citizens armed with the power to change our destinies.

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable.

We believe that this is not right for a democracy to make revolutions the beacon of promoting democracy.

What if democracy does not serve liberty? This question is seldom asked in the West, where democracy is often seen as synonymous with liberalism.

While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.

Anybody who asks for democracy to be introduced should respect the results of democracy.

Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.

Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe.

And that is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed.

When we say 'democracy' we have to mean what we say.

Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments.