“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
“Many Americans do not realize that we could institute proportional representation for most elections in the U.S. without amending the Constitution. In helping to educate the public about the potential for voting system reform, CVD can play a central role in a pro-democracy movement right here in America!” PlayHelpingAmericaRealizingRolesDemocracyMovementConstitutionElectionReformVotingEducateRepresentationInstituteAmending The ConstitutionProportional Representation Author:John Anderson
“Having women in office is vital to the health of our democracy because women play a unique role in our society. By and large, women are still the primary caregivers in families, even as we have taken our place in the workforce.” StillsPlayRolesDemocracyTakenOfficeUniquePrimariesOur SocietyWorkforceCaregivers Author:Ellen Malcolm
“Democracy demands that elected members be able to realize fully the role for which they have been chosen.” Has BeensAbleRealizingRolesDemocracyDemandMembersChosen Book:Memoirs Source: Memoirs
“Rights are not the language of democracy. Compromise is what democracy is about. Rights are the language of freedom, and are absolute because their role is to protect our liberty. By using the absolute power of freedom to accomplish reforms of democracy, we have undermined democracy and diminished our freedom.” LanguageLibertyRolesDemocracyRightsProtectAbsolutesAccomplishCompromiseReformAbsolute Power Book:The Death of Common Sense: How Law Is Suffocating America Source: The Death of Common Sense: How Law Is Suffocating America
“In the United States the government has become less important. So, it's democracy, but as each year passes it seems that the government plays less of a role in people's lives, and so they're living in whatever situation their employment imposes upon them more than they're living in a grand political system.” PeopleYearsImportantStatesPlaySeemsGovernmentPoliticalUnitedSituationRolesUnited StatesDemocracyEmploymentPolitical Systems Author:Will Oldham
“I think at the time, my radicalization was not through growing up Chinese, but through the role that the black people were playing at the beginning of World War II, when they had started the "Double V for Victory" movement - for democracy at home as well as abroad.” PeopleThinkingWorldWellsWarHomeBlackRolesGrowing UpDemocracyGrowingMovementVictoryChineseWar Of The WorldsBlack PeopleWorld War IiWorld War I Author:Grace Lee Boggs
“There is no question in the fact that India has a global responsibility, and the coming "Gyan Yug" would see India play a pivotal role, using the strengths of its democracy and demographic dividend.” PlayFactsMotivationResponsibilityRolesDemocracyIndiaDemographicsDividendsPivotal Author:Narendra Modi
“The role of campaign contributions in our political system and the role of lobbyists have now reached levels that are quite unhealthy for the operations of our democracy. But the antidote, as in past eras of lobbyist excess, is for more involvement by citizens to build pressure on members of the House and Senate to serve the public interest.” PastPoliticalHouseInterestLevelsRolesDemocracyCitizensMembersPressureCampaignsErasOperationsContributionExcessSenateInvolvementAntidoteUnhealthyPolitical SystemsPublic InterestLobbyistsCampaign Contributions Author:Al Gore
“ISIS has brought down a Russian airliner. ISIS has now attacked a western democracy in - in France. And we do have a role in this. Not solely ours, but we must work collaboratively with other nations.” NationsRolesDemocracyWesternFranceIsis Author:Martin O'Malley
“I believe in market economics. But to paraphrase Churchill - who said this about democracy and political regimes - a market economy might be the worst economic regime available, apart from the alternatives. I believe that people react to incentives, that incentives matter, and that prices reflect the way things should be allocated. But I also believe that market economies sometimes have market failures, and when these occur, there's a role for prudential - not excessive - regulation of the financial system.” PeopleWayShouldBelieveSaidSometimesMatterMightPoliticalI BelieveRolesEconomyDemocracyEconomicWorstEconomicsFinancialAvailableI Believe InAlternativesRegimesRegulationIncentivesMarket EconomyFinancial SystemParaphraseMarket Failure Author:Nouriel Roubini
“I've always thought that the role of citizen, the role of advocate, were as important in our democracy as running for office.” ImportantRunningRolesDemocracyCitizensOfficeRunning For Office Author:Hillary Clinton
“Today, of course, the world's perception of India has changed tremendously. People understand its role in world affairs; they understand that India is not some backward nation. In fact, it is the fastest growing free-market democracy in the world today, and that says it all.” PeopleWorldFactsTodayCoursesNationsRolesDemocracyGrowingChangedPerceptionIndiaAffairFree MarketWorld TodayWorld Affairs Author:Kabir Bedi
“Democracy is about constant vigilance. It's not straightforward, there will always be setbacks and you get particular be it religious fundamentalists, Christian fundamentalism - a partly conservative approach and actually trying to put women in a more traditional role. And we have to resist that.” TryingChristianReligiousRolesDemocracyParticularApproachConstantConservativeTraditionalFundamentalismStraightforwardSetbackVigilance Author:Mary Robinson