“Taiwan matters because of its vital role in spreading democracy in East Asia. Taiwan matters because of its strategic importance to promote peace in the Pacific region.” MatterRolesDemocracyImportanceEastRegionsAsiaStrategicPacificTaiwanEast Asia Author:Annette Lu
“The democratic ideal springs from the ideas of liberty, equality, majority rule through free elections, protection of the rights of minorities, and freedom to subscribe to multiple loyalties in matters of religion, economics, and politics rather than to a total loyalty to the state. The spirit of democracy is the idea of importance and worth in the individual, and faith in the kind of world where the individual can achieve as much of his potential as possible.” WorldKindIdeasMatterStatesSpiritIndividualLibertyDemocracyRightsAchieveSpringIdealsEconomicsImportanceElectionMajorityDemocraticProtectionLoyaltyMinoritiesMultipleRules For RadicalsMajority RuleFree ElectionsDemocratic Ideals Book:Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals Source: Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals
“What frightens me about America today is that in the large majority there is no active sense of the value of the individual: few citizens feel that they are the Republic, responsible for what happens. And when the individual in a democracy ceases to feel his importance, then there is grave danger that he will give over his freedom, if not to a Fascist State, then to the advertising men or Publicity Agents or to the newspaper he happens to read.” IfsMenGivingFeelsStatesHappensTodayAmericaValuesIndividualUnited StatesDemocracyDangerCitizensImportanceResponsibleMajorityActiveNewspapersGravesCeaseAdvertisingAgentsRepublicPublicityFascistsAmerica Today Author:May Sarton
“The importance of the ordinary citizen is very greatly underestimated - not so much by those in authority as by the ordinary citizen himself.” DemocracyCitizensAuthorityOrdinaryImportanceUnderestimatedOrdinary Citizens Book:A pocketful of pebbles Source: A pocketful of pebbles
“I am a firm believer in the importance of democracy, not only as the ultimate goal, but also as an essential part of the process.” ProcessGoalDemocracyEssentialsUltimateImportanceBelieverFirmUltimate Goal Author:Dalai Lama