Quotes About Democracy

If you're a representative, you listen to your constituents, and then you go vote their conscience. You don't go vote your special interest buddies' interest and then come back and justify it.

In Latin America, specialists and polling organisations have, for some time, observed that the extension of formal democracy was accompanied by an increasing disillusionment about democracy and a lack of faith in democratic institutions.

What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities.

I have a lot of respect for countries where the practice of democracy is highly developed. I think, however, that each country has to have its own specific features of democracy.

The law limits anyone from serving as president of the United States for more than eight years. And in my opinion - well, eight years is also long enough for an individual to serve as a representative for a specific Congressional district.

No single solution or actor can deal with the complex and interrelated challenges to electoral integrity arising from manipulated data, hate speech, and fake news. These phenomena are not new; they have been part of electoral cycles since the advent of democracy.

There is no ageism or 'youthism' when it comes to freedom of speech. We are all citizens.

I fight, and have fought, for political freedom, for justice and for fairness and freedom of speech.

For me, Westernization is not about consuming fanciful goods; it's about a system of free speech, democracy, egalitarianism and respect for the people's rights and dignity.

America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.

Protecting free speech is not only a matter of principle, it is also pragmatic.

We're losing our freedom of speech. We are losing freedom of religion. We are losing freedom of the press.

Even if the country is run by a Mussolini, free speech will find its way.

The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat beliefs that it does not agree with - more speech and debate, not censorship.

And a democracy can't exist without free speech and the right to assemble. And that's what Americans tend to forget. And they're born into a culture where they take all of their freedoms for granted.

While the protection of speech is at the bedrock of our democracy, it's critical as a nation that we exercise our right every day - and that includes embracing and engaging with those we may not agree with.

Individuals have a right to freedom of speech.

I don't think we should be deprived of the privilege of free speech.

U.S.A. is the speech of the people.

Even in democratic society, we don't have good answers how to balance the need for security on one hand and the protection of free speech on the other in our digital networks.

I'm as keen as the next person to preserve the right to free speech.

We need to defend absolutely the freedom of speech.

I feel like freedom of speech is one of the great things in this country and the freedom to do what you feel is right.

Free speech has remained a quintessential American ideal, even as our society has moved from the ink quill to the touch screen.