There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.
The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about the future and lose hope.
Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.
Democracy is still a radical idea in a world where we often confuse images with realities, words with actions.
We are here to advance the cause of women and to advance the cause of democracy and to make it absolutely clear that the two are inseparable.
Real democracy means that no group or faction or leader can impose their will, their ideology, their religion, their desires on anyone else.
There cannot be true democracy unless all citizens are able to participate fully in the lives of their country.
I would say to the new leadership the American people are ready to meet you if you move forward toward the path of democracy.
Freedom means the right to assemble, organize, and debate openly. It means not taking citizens away from their loved ones and jailing them, mistreating them, or denying them their freedom or dignity because of peaceful expression of their ideas and opinions.
Prosperity can't be just for CEOs and hedge fund managers. Democracy can't be just for billionaires and corporations. Prosperity and democracy are part of your basic bargain, too.
I support our democracy. And sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
In a democracy, if people don't have accurate information, how can they be active citizens? How can they be part of the debate? And if you are facing powerful forces on the right and in Trump administration who want to create an alternative reality that feeds into their objectives for our country, you more than ever need the press to cut through that, and to be as accurate as possible.
If the people of the Middle East are not sure what democracy means, let them look to Israel.
The public trust is at the core of both a free market economy and a democracy.
The Russian people deserve free and fair elections. They deserve to have a democracy.
The American system is, in many ways, more difficult, certainly far more expensive and much longer than a parliamentary system, and I really admire the people who subject themselves to it. Even when I, you know, think they should not be elected president, I still think, well, you know, good for you I guess, you're out there promoting democracy and those crazy ideas of yours.
A democracy depends on the full integration of women into society, especially on seeing to it that they have equal access to the same tools of opportunity as men.
Donald Trump's talking down our democracy. And I, for one, am appalled that somebody who is the nominee of one of our two major parties would take that kind of position.
We want to lead by our values and out interests in ways that, regardless of the trajectory over the next decade, people will know the United States was on the side of democracy, on the side of the rule of law.
Our constitutional democracy demands our participation, all the time.
Democracies have to be careful that they do not become so process-driven.
There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard.
I've always thought that the role of citizen, the role of advocate, were as important in our democracy as running for office.
I don't care if you're a liberal icon or a conservative icon. If you are not willing to be active in your democracy and do what is necessary to deal with our problems, I think you should be voted out.
Our democracy has been around far longer than European democracy.
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