“It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures of Germany, Italy, Japan, Latin America and Russia.” ImportantAmericaRememberCultureLiteratureDemocracySeriousRussiaGermanyJapanLatinThinkerLatin AmericaCompatible Author:Natan Sharansky
“In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.” AmericaTermDemocracyEnglandElectionIsraelJapan Author:Barney Frank
“As the largest and most developed democracies of Asia (India and Japan), we have a mutual stake in each other's progress and prosperity.” DemocracyProgressIndiaProsperityJapanMutualStakesAsia Author:Manmohan Singh
“In reality, at the end of World War II, America imposed democracy at the point of a bayonet on Japan and Germany, and it has proved a resounding success in both countries. The problem with liberals is that they never give bayonets a chance.” WorldGivingWarEndsCountryProblemRealityAmericaChanceDemocracyWar Of The WorldsGermanyJapanWorld War IiWorld War IBayonets Book:Letters to a Young Conservative Source: Letters to a Young Conservative
“Look, there is parliamentary democracy in most European countries, there is parliamentary democracy in Japan, there is parliamentary democracy in many countries, but in the United States, for some reason, the State is organized differently, there is quite a stringent presidential republic.” LooksCountryStatesReasonUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyPresidentialOrganizedJapanRepublicEuropean CountriesParliamentaryParliamentary Democracy Author:Vladimir Putin
“We can't attribute a long history of democratic traditions to Japan, either, but today Japan boasts a fully-fledged democracy in which governments change according to democratic procedures. It's no coincidence that the Taiwanese, Japanese, and South Korean economies are among the most innovative in Asia.” LongGovernmentTodayEconomyDemocracyTraditionDemocraticSouthJapanAttributesCoincidenceAsiaBoastInnovativeProceduresKorean Author:Garry Kasparov