“I remember in 2000, when President Clinton came to Cartagena just before Plan Colombia started, the country was on the verge of becoming a failed state. Today, we are one of the most solid democracies, where institutions are working, where the scandals such as false positives have come to light because of those functioning institutions.” CountryStatesLightTodayRememberPresidentDemocracyPlansBecomingInstitutionsClintonScandalVergeColombiaPresident Clinton Author:Juan Manuel Santos
“The survival of democracy depends on the ability of large numbers of people to make realistic choices in the light of adequate information.” PeopleLightChoicesAbilityNumbersDemocracyInformationDependsSurvivalRealisticAdequateLarge Numbers Book:Selected essays Source: Selected essays
“If democracy is a means rather than an end, its limits must be determined in the light of the purpose we want it to serve.” IfsWantMeanEndsLightPurposeDemocracyLimitsDetermined Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“For those people who are going to tune in strictly for the pyrotechnics, we have better and bigger explosions. That's a prerequisite of any sequel. But in terms of this, what we're really monitoring is watching the gas industry light our institutions, light our regulatory agencies, light our democracy on fire.” PeopleLightTermDemocracyFireIndustryBiggerInstitutionsAgencyGasTunesExplosionsSequelsPrerequisitesMonitoringPyrotechnics Author:Josh Fox
“Democracy is the eagle on the back of a dollar bill, with 13 arrows in one claw, 13 leaves on a branch, 13 tail feathers, and 13 stars over its head - this signifies that when the white man came to this country, it was bad luck for the Indians, bad luck for the trees, bad luck for the wildlife, and lights out for the American eagle.” MenCountryLightStarsWhiteDemocracyTreeLuckBillsDollarsBranchesOver ItTailsWhite ManFeathersEaglesArrowsWildlifeBad LuckClawsDollar BillsAmerican Eagle Author:Johnny Carson
“Any fool can blow something up. Any fool can destroy. But to see these guys, these firefighters and these policemen and people from all over the country, literally with buckets, rebuilding... that's extraordinary. And that's why we have already won... they can't... it's light. It's democracy. They can't shut that down.” PeopleCountryLightGuyDemocracyFoolExtraordinaryBlowPolicemenBucketsFirefighterRebuildingAlready Won Author:Jon Stewart