Quotes with democracy-direct

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  • Bill Clinton Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.
    First inaugural address, Washington, D.C. (January 20, 1993)
    Bill Clinton
    President of the US (1946 - )
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  • Al Gore Our democracy, our constitutional framework is really a kind of software for harnessing the creativity and political imagination for all of our people. The American democratic system was an early political version of Napster.
    Al Gore
    American politician and environmentalist (1948 - )
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  • Gore Vidal Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.
    Gore Vidal
    American writer and criticus (1925 - 2012)
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  • Benazir Bhutto Pakistan's future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions. My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy.
    Benazir Bhutto
    Pakistani politician (1953 - 2007)
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  • Norman Tebbit Parliament must not be told a direct untruth, but it's quite possible to allow them to mislead themselves.
    Norman Tebbit
    British politician (1931 - )
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  • Adlai Stevenson II Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for.
    Adlai Stevenson II
    American politician and governor (1900 - 1965)
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  • Brad Henry Reading builds the educated and informed electorate so vital to our democracy.
    Brad Henry
    American lawyer and politician (1963 - )
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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero Reason should direct and appetite obey.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
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  • John Adams Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.
    John Adams
    President of the USA (2nd) (1735 - 1826)
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  • Brent Scowcroft Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.
    Brent Scowcroft
    American US Air Force officer (1925 - 2020)
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  • Bayard Rustin Since Israel is a democratic state surrounded by essentially undemocratic states which have sworn her destruction, those interested in democracy everywhere must support Israel's existence.
    Bayard Rustin
    American activist (1912 - 1987)
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  • Caleb Cushing Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles of that democracy which is ever on the lips of its members, and which, I hope, is in their hearts, as I know and feel it is in mine, and mean it shall be in my conduct.
    Caleb Cushing
    American Democratic politician and diplomat (1800 - 1879)
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  • Carol Moseley Braun So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to have government that looks like America, if we want to have government that is truly a representative Democracy, then we need to clearly address how we get our campaign laws out of the way of Democracy.
    Carol Moseley Braun
    American diplomat, politician, and lawyer (1947 - )
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  • Roger Sherman Baldwin So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.
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  • Beth Henley Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would use as guinea pigs at this directing colloquium, where people pay to listen to and watch the directors direct.
    Beth Henley
    American playwright, screenwriter, and actress (1952 - )
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  • Augusto Pinochet Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood.
    Augusto Pinochet
    Chilean general, politician and dictator (1915 - 2006)
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  • Bill Lipinski Speak up! We live in a democracy. We all need to make sure our voices are heard and our opinions are known.
    Bill Lipinski
    American politician (1937 - )
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  • John Wooden Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
    John Wooden
    American basketball player and head coach (1910 - 2010)
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  • John Wooden Success is peace of mind, a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming, and not just in a physical way: seek ye first the kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be yours as well.
    John Wooden
    American basketball player and head coach (1910 - 2010)
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  • William Shakespeare Take note! Take note, o world! To be direct and honest is not enough.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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