“Many instances of persecution and killing have occurred in countries with atrocious human rights records such as Sri Lanka, Guatemala and the Democratic Republic of Congo.” HumansCountryRecordsRightsDemocraticKillingHuman RightsInstanceRepublicPersecutionCongoSri LankaGuatemalaDemocratic Republic Author:David Suzuki
“I think we have very steady records of President Putin, who inherited the country with democratic values.” ThinkingCountryValuesPresidentRecordsDemocraticSteadyPutinDemocratic Values Author:Garry Kasparov
“Given the ambiguity of religious texts and teachings, the mixed historical record, and the empirical evidence, it would be foolhardy to assert that religious faith necessarily upholds democratic values.” Would BeValuesGivenReligiousRecordsAtheismTeachingEvidenceHistoricalDemocraticPositive AtheismReligious FaithAmbiguityFoolhardyEmpirical EvidenceDemocratic ValuesReligious Texts Book:Religion and Politics in the United States Source: Religion and Politics in the United States
“The Democrats are all over this. Democratic strategists feel John Kerry's war record means he can beat Bush. They say when it comes down to it voters will always vote for a war hero over someone who tried to get out of the war. I'll be sure to mention that to Bob Dole when I see him.” FeelsMeanWarRecordsHeroBeatsVoteDemocraticDemocratVotersBobJohn KerryStrategistWar Hero Author:Jay Leno
“The political terms 'will' and 'popular will' have a long track record in Western history going back to Rousseau. That record is profoundly anti-democratic, essentially inviting elites to interpret what the common people believe and want. In litigious modern America, that would be a judicial elite telling us how we meant to vote or should have voted.” PeopleWantShouldBelieveLongWould BeAmericaPoliticalTermCommonRecordsModernShould HaveVoteDemocraticWesternTrackElitesJudicialInvitingTrack RecordModern America Author:John Leo
“A fundamental premise of American democratic theory is that government exists to serve the people. ... Public records are one portal through which the people observe their government, ensuring its accountability, integrity, and equity while minimizing sovereign mischief and malfeasance” PeopleGovernmentRecordsTheoryIntegrityFundamentalsDemocraticAccountabilitySovereignEquityPremisesMischiefPortalMinimizingMalfeasance Author:Sandra Day O'Connor