“Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help others to make the grade, is good preparation for democracy.” IfsHelpingRunningSchoolDemocracyStudentsSucceedHelping OthersPreparationGrades Author:William Glasser
“We all know that election reform takes time. That's because those who have benefited from the system are the ones who fight hardest to preserve it. So if we're going to succeed, we need an independent coalition of citizens who believe in reform, who believe that our election laws should treat every voter equally, who believe that low levels of competition and participation are not healthy for democracy. The Independence Party is helping to build that coalition and I am happy to join you in doing so.” IfsKnowsNeedsShouldBelieveHelpingLawFightingLevelsPartyDemocracyCitizensHealthySucceedLowsTreatsIndependentElectionIndependenceCompetitionHardestReformPreservesVotersTake TimeParticipationCoalitionsLow Level Author:Michael Bloomberg
“Our enemy sees us clearly. They will not start a war. They're worried about one thing: If democracy develops here, if we succeed, we will win” IfsArtWarGovernmentSuccessWinningEnemyDemocracyOne ThingMilitarySucceedWorriedWe Will Win Author:Bill Vaughan
“I believe democracy will succeed in Tunisia, but I also believe that it will succeed in the other Arab Spring countries.” BelieveCountryI BelieveDemocracySucceedSpringArab SpringTunisia Author:Rashid al-Ghannushi
“If democracy succeeds in Egypt, other countries will follow. Should the democratic experiment in Egypt be hijacked by the military or anti-democratic Islamist groups, the revolution will fail elsewhere.” IfsShouldCountryDemocracyFailingGroupsMilitaryRevolutionSucceedSpringDemocraticExperimentsElsewhereOther CountriesEgyptIslamistsArab Spring Author:David Ignatius
“A democracy can't succeed without people's participation. 'MyGov' empowers the people of India to contribute towards Surajya.” PeopleMotivationDemocracySucceedIndiaEmpoweringParticipation Author:Narendra Modi
“For countries to succeed, for democracies to succeed, the women and men in those countries need to be free. Women and men need to know their rights.” KnowsMenNeedsCountryDemocracyRightsSucceedMen And Women Author:Laura Bush
“I define democracy as control by the people. Slaves are those who allow others to control their lives. Insofar as people succeed in solving their problems fairly and efficiently at a grassroots level, they retain control over their lives. Insofar as they delegate their problem solving to a higher authority, they lose control over their lives.” PeopleProblemLosesLevelsDemocracyHigherSucceedAuthoritySlaveProblem SolvingDelegatesGrassroots Book:Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words Source: Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words
“The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.” EvilForcePartyDemocracySucceedElectionMajorityTyrannyFraudHypeDemocracies HaveVoting And DemocracyMajority RuleTyranny Of The MajorityAbsolute Power Corrupts AbsolutelyMajority And Minority Book:The History of Freedom (and other Essays) Source: The History of Freedom (and other Essays)