“Democracy is a form of the state, it represents, on the one hand, the organized, systematic use of force against persons; but, on the other hand, it signifies the formal recognition of equality of citizens, the equal right of all to determine the structure of, and to administer, the state.” PersonsStatesUseHandsFormForceDemocracyCitizensEqualStructureDetermineRecognitionOrganizedFormalSystematicUse Of Force Author:Vladimir Lenin
“A respect for the rights of other peoples to determine their forms of government and their economy will not weaken our democracy. It will inevitably strengthen it.” GovernmentFormEconomyDemocracyRightsPolicyDetermineForeign PolicyForms Of Government Author:Eleanor Roosevelt
“Every democracy must involve civil society in the process of establishing budgets, and all sectors of society must be consulted to determine what the real priorities of the population are. Lobbies, including military contractors and other representatives of the military-industrial complex, must not be allowed to hijack these priorities to the detriment of the population's real needs.” NeedsRealProcessDemocracyMilitaryComplexesIncludingPopulationDeterminePrioritiesBudgetsRepresentativesCivil SocietyMilitary Industrial ComplexContractor Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“We should - we will - welcome people of faith into the political process... It is essential that believers enter the arena. Your involvement in politics helps determine how well our democracy works. We have finally learned that government programs cannot solve our problems. Government can hand out money, but government cannot put hope in our hearts or a sense of purpose in our lives.” PeopleShouldWellsHeartHelpingProblemHumorHandsGovernmentPoliticalPurposeProcessDemocracyOur LivesEssentialsProgramDetermineSolveBelieverWelcomeArenaInvolvementPolitical HumorGovernment Programs Author:George W. Bush
“We will shortly become like Germany, France, the United Kingdom, or Sweden - a socialist democracy in which the government dominates the economy, determines private-sector priorities and offers a vastly expanded range of services to many more people at much higher taxes.” PeopleGovernmentUnitedEconomyDemocracyHigherOffersTaxesDeterminePrioritiesKingdomsFranceRangeGermanySocialistPrivate SectorSwedenUnited Kingdom Author:Dick Morris
“But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.” PeopleCountryMatterVoiceSimpleLeaderDemocracyPolicyDetermineCommunistDragDictatorshipParliamentFascistsBidding Author:Hermann Goring
“The values that we talked about, the values democracy and free speech and international norms and rule of law, respecting the ability of other countries to determine their own destiny and preserve their sovereignty and territorial integrity. Things are not something that we can set aside.” CountryLawValuesAbilityDestinyDemocracyIntegritySpeechInternationalDeterminePreservesFree SpeechOther CountriesSovereigntyNormRule Of LawTerritorial Author:Barack Obama