“In the South, prior to the Civil Rights movement and the 1964 Civil Rights Act, democracy was the rule. The majority of people were white, and the white majority had little or no respect for any rights which the black minority had relative to property, or even to their own lives. The majority - the mob and occasionally the lynch mob - ruled.” PeopleLittlesBlackWhiteDemocracyRightsMovementCivilizationMajorityPropertySouthCivil RightsMinoritiesRelativeCivil Rights MovementNo RespectCivil Rights Act Book:The Terrible Truth about Liberals Source: The Terrible Truth about Liberals
“Martin Luther King Jr's agenda was not to help Negroes overcome American apartheid in the south. It was to make America democracy a better place, where everyday people, from poor people who were white and red and yellow and black and brown, would be able to live lives in decency and dignity.” PeopleHelpingWould BeAbleAmericaBlackWhitePoorDemocracyKingsRedDignityOvercomingSouthEverydayLive LifeBrownAgendasYellowBetter PlacePoor PeopleDecencyLutherApartheidRed And Yellow Author:Cornel West
“America is the one place in the world where I just innately understood [that] South Africa and the United States of America have a very similar history. It's different timelines, but the directions we've taken and the consequences - dealing with the aftermath of what we consider to be democracy, and realizing that freedom is just the beginning of the conversation, that's something I've learned.” WorldDifferentStatesAmericaRealizingUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyTakenConversationUnderstoodConsequenceSouthI've LearnedSouth AfricaUnited States Of AmericaPlaces In The WorldAftermathTimelines Author:Trevor Noah
“The majority of South Africans, black and white, recognize that apartheid has no future. It has to be ended by our own decisive mass action in order to build peace and security. The mass campaign of defiance and other actions of our organization and people can only culminate in the establishment of democracy.” PeopleActionOrderBlackWhiteDemocracySecurityMassOrganizationMajoritySouthCampaignsEstablishmentBlack And WhiteSouth AfricaDefianceApartheidPeace And Security Author:Nelson Mandela
“The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity.” HumanityCommonDemocracyVictoryAchievementSouthSouth AfricaLong Walk To Freedom Author:Nelson Mandela
“I believe that here in South Africa, with all our diversities of colour and race; we will show the world a new pattern for democracy. There is a challenge for us to set a new example for all. Let us not side step this task.” WorldBelieveShowsI BelieveSidesChallengesRaceStepsDemocracyExampleDiversityTasksSouthPatternsColourSouth Africa Author:Albert Lutuli
“In my world, a woman was the most powerful thing that I knew. Still is. A woman made the money in my house; a woman made my food. A woman beat my ass when I wasn't a good kid. Women were behind a lot of what spurred South Africa toward democracy.” WorldMadeStillsKidsHousePowerfulBehindsDemocracyBeatsSouthAssMost PowerfulSouth Africa Author:Trevor Noah
“There was great political uncertainty in South Asia at the time of the Buddha. The older small tribal societies were cracking up and gave way to bigger states. There was much more trade and travel going on than before. To people in the cities the experience of living in a small place where you knew everyone and governed your affairs by consensual democracy had been lost.” PeopleWayStatesPoliticalLostCitiesDemocracyBiggerTradeSouthAffairUncertaintyAsiaGreat PoliticalSouth AsiaSmall PlacesCracking Up Author:Pankaj Mishra
“It would be a huge mistake to abandon democracy promotion. Peaceful political change has been enormously successful in the past years in Eastern European countries as well as in countries like South Korea, South Africa, Chile and Indonesia. However, if possible, the use of force is something to avoid except in cases where genocide is threatened, like Bosnia or Libya or with regimes that threaten our security, like the Taliban and Saddam Hussein.” IfsYearsWellsHas BeensCountryUseWould BePastPoliticalForceMistakeCasesDemocracySuccessfulSecurityHugeSouthPeacefulAbandonGenocideRegimesSouth AfricaThreatenedSaddamEasternHusseinPromotionKoreaIndonesiaTalibanLibyaChileEuropean CountriesBosniaUse Of ForceSouth KoreaPolitical Change Author:Paul Wolfowitz
“South Africa has faced many problems in the past. You would understand those problems if you understood the history of the struggle to get rid of Apartheid and the struggle to establish democracy.” IfsProblemPastStruggleDemocracyUnderstoodSouthSouth AfricaApartheid Author:Thabo Mbeki
“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