It is citizen participation that nourishes the strength of a democracy.
Democracy is stronger, is better, is more robust when people participate. We should want to encourage that.
The biggest strength we have as Democrats is encouraging people to speak up about what is in their best interest.
America's greatness rests on far more than the power of our arms. Our greatness is also measured by our goodness, it's in the capacity of our minds, of our hearts, and it's in the strength of our democracy.
People must learn more and more that the strength of this country is the democratic power of the trade union movement.
For it was only after I could become President of this country that I could really see in all its hopeful and troubling implications just how much the hopes of our citizens and the security of our Nation and the real strength of our democracy depended upon the learning and the understanding of our people.
The truth is, our democracy is stronger when more people participate and when everyone's views are heard. More participation not only leads to a more representative government, but also more thoughtful policies that better leverage the strengths - and better address the challenges - of the American mosaic.
If we want to really reduce foreign influence on our elections, then we better think about how to make sure that our political process, our political dialogue is stronger than it's been.
You can define how strong a democracy is by how its government treats ... the child of the state.
it is a testament to the strength and purity of the democratic sentiment in the country, that the republic has not been overthrown by its newspapers.
I submit to you that when in each man the dream of personal greatness dies, democracy loses the real source of its future strength.
It is never smart, even in a strong democracy, to declare some debate off limits. In a weakening democracy it is catastrophic.
