“The danger is not only that these austerity measures are killing the European economies but also that they threaten the very legitimacy of European democracies - not just directly by threatening the livelihoods of so many people and pushing the economy into a downward spiral, but also indirectly by undermining the legitimacy of the political system through this backdoor rewriting of the social contract.” PeoplePoliticalSocialEconomyDemocracyDangerKillingPushingContractsThreateningPolitical SystemsLivelihoodSpiralsLegitimacyRewritingUnderminingAusteritySocial ContractDownward SpiralBackdoor Author:Ha-Joon Chang
“As much as we Egyptians treasure our military, acting alone it cannot provide the legitimacy to lay the foundations for democracy.” ActingDemocracyMilitaryFoundationLaysTreasureLegitimacy Author:Mohamed ElBaradei
“Democracy gives the aura of legitimacy to acts that would otherwise be considered tyranny.” GivingDemocracyTyrannyAurasLegitimacy Author:Walter E. Williams
“When you try to sow the seeds of doubt in people`s minds about the legitimacy of our election, that undermines democracy. Then you`re doing the work of our adversaries for them.” PeopleTryingMindDemocracyDoubtElectionSeedsAdversariesLegitimacy Author:Barack Obama