To win the cause we all believe in the spread of true democracy all over the world we need to win by example not just with speeches but by example not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.

We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go as I say more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights.

Democracy may have arisen in the West as the way of striving for the universal aspiration to dignity and freedom but it isn't alien to the underlying concepts that infuse religion and moral philosophy everywhere.

Let me say again that the relationship is asymmetrical: there's no democracy without a market economy but you can have a market economy without democracy.

The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses a power which is the principal threat to our democracy.

Concentration of executive power unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances let's say fighting world war two it's an assault on democracy.

Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments.

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich because there are more of them and the will of the majority is supreme.

The President in talking about freedom and democracy is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override both Islamic fundamentalism that has formed in that region and also some of the hatred for our policies of invading Iraq.

The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era.

However I must say that I am very happy to see that we have such a positive result for our first referendum in our history and that gives me more confidence in Taiwan's democracy.

There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.

The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out do not vote or listlessly vote for the 'least worst' every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the 'least worst' gets worse.

The advantage of the internet is that it has taken away the charade of politics. China has heard of democracy and people know about certain concepts they wouldn't have previously.

Television is democracy at its ugliest.

When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power it is called a democracy.

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights we'll be called a democracy.