“President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in the world, that was plunged into 30 years of war, into an advanced, industrialized, Western-style democracy. What we want to achieve is Afghanistan's capacity to secure and govern itself.” WorldWantShouldYearsSaidWarCountryTurnsPresidentDemocracyAchieveStyleCapacityWesternSecureAspirationRealisticAfghanistanPresident ObamaPoorest Author:David Petraeus
“People are constantly applying double standards. Take the United States, for example. Washington wants the whole world to admire the country for its democracy. Then the government sends out its army, in the name of this democracy, and leaves behind the kind of chaos we see in Iraq.” PeopleWorldWantKindCountryStatesWholeGovernmentNamesUnitedBehindsUnited StatesDemocracyExampleStandardsArmyChaosIraqWhole WorldAdmireDouble Standard Author:Jacob Zuma
“The Commission on Presidential Debates must be replaced if we want to have a democracy in this country.” IfsWantCountryDemocracyDebatePresidentialReplacedPresidential Debate Author:John B. Anderson
“Only that Swiss in the heart want still a king or at least a strong Upper House of Parliament. Swiss long themselves for less democracy and more dictatorship.” WantHeartLongStillsHouseStrongDemocracyKingsDictatorshipParliamentSwissHouses Of Parliament Author:Peter Bichsel