Between capitalist and communist society there lies the period of the revolutionary transformation of the one into the other. Corresponding to this is also a political transition period in which the state can be nothing but the revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat.
I think it is very good for the country, for the world, and especially for the Democrats that Harry Reid is retiring.
The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results.
The reign of the tyrant ends with his death, and the reign of the martyr starts with it.
It is very difficult to imagine that you can actually get rid of a dictatorship that has been there for 60 years only in 18 days.
All democracies turn into dictatorships - but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea.
It takes time to restore an old historic car - you can't just do it overnight. That's how I look at the administration that came before Obama.
In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed the documents to the next government, and I never heard about it again.
What Tunisia urgently needs, is freedom and the building of a real democracy.
Meanwhile, the Bush dynasty comes to an official end.
Compared to this [the transition] the election was easy.
The Chinese government promised Hong Kong '50 years, and change.' And 50 years later, after 1997, will be 2046; I think, 'Well, that's a very interesting promise.' So I want to make a film about promise.
Narendra Modi promised a future and represented a hope. He wanted to rid the nation of a non-performing, corrupt government. People voted for him.
The regime which is destroyed by a revolution is almost always an improvement on its immediate predecessor, and experience teaches that the most critical moment for bad governments is the one which witnesses their first steps toward reform.
The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final.
Bashar al-Assad needs to be replaced, but he can't be replaced with another Bashar al-Assad.
I am tired, I would like to rest, it’s time for the country to be ruled by younger leaders.
We did it. Make no mistake: We have written history. Today there's a change of guards in Denmark.
Please make sure that they do not break anything because we are coming back in 4 years.
When a new president comes in, a new president gets to clean house.
Today there's a change of guards in Denmark.
I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.
It was an honour for me to have been able to work with Mr. Mandela in the process that led to the adoption of the interim constitution and our first democratic elections in April 1994.
Donald Trump understood America. He animated America, and now he'll be the president of all Americans.
Barack Obama's busy moving into the White House. Earlier today, John McCain was blowing on his soup.
