“It is important that democracy in Lebanon is protected and that Hezbollah will not be supported by outside forces like Syria and Iran.” ImportantForceDemocracyIranProtectedSyriaLebanonHezbollah Author:Ehud Olmert
“Our brave soldiers and support personnel are engaged in a battle as important as any the United States has ever before waged, for the success of democracy in Iraq is a crucial test of the ideals this Nation was founded upon.” ImportantStatesNationsUnitedUnited StatesSupportDemocracyBattleIdealsTestsBraveSoldierIraqEngagedCrucialPersonnelBrave Soldiers Author:Virginia Foxx
“It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures of Germany, Italy, Japan, Latin America and Russia.” ImportantAmericaRememberCultureLiteratureDemocracySeriousRussiaGermanyJapanLatinThinkerLatin AmericaCompatible Author:Natan Sharansky
“Demagogues and agitators are very unpleasant, they are incidental to a free and constitutional country, and you must put up with these inconveniences or do without many important advantages.” ImportantCountryPoliticsPowerDemocracySecurityAdvantageConstitutionToleranceInconvenience Author:Benjamin Disraeli
“Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.” ImportantDemocracyPressesCensorshipFreedom Of SpeechFreedom Of The Press Author:Walter Cronkite
“The two most important things that can be done to promote democracy in the world is first, to bring moral clarity back to world affairs and second, to link international policies to the advance of democracy around the globe.” WorldFirstsTwoImportantDoneLiteratureMoralDemocracyPolicyImportant ThingsAffairInternationalClarityLinksGlobesWorld Affairs Author:Natan Sharansky
“Bernard Shaw remains the only model we have of what the citizen of a democracy should be: an informed participant in all things we deem important to the society and the individual.” ShouldImportantIndividualDemocracyCitizensModelsAll ThingsRemainsParticipantsBernard Shaw Author:Jacques Barzun
“Definition of victory which is really an important thing for the American people to understand is that we have an ally in the war on terror, that democracy is able to sustain itself and defend itself, and the Iraqi people feel that the security forces that we've trained up are capable of defending themselves against the violent.” PeopleFeelsImportantWarAbleForceDemocracySecurityVictoryCapableImportant ThingsDefinitionsTerrorViolentAlliesWar On TerrorSecurity Forces Author:George W. Bush
“But, clearly, the prime minister has laid down some ground rules which any functioning democratic state would insist upon, having to do with, you know, arms belonging to the state, not to -- not in private hands. The current circumstances come out of what I think is a very important and indeed appropriate action that the Iraqi government has taken.” ThinkingKnowsImportantStatesHandsGovernmentActionDemocracyTakenArmsCircumstancesDemocraticCurrentsMinistersAppropriateBelongingPrimePrime MinisterGround Rules Author:Condoleezza Rice
“One of the most important signs of the existence of a democracy is that when there is a knock at the door at 5 in the morning, one is completely certain that it is the milkman.” ImportantCertainExistenceMorningDemocracyDoorsMilkman Author:Winston Churchill