The biggest thing that limits India's growth is democracy, but it is needed. We cannot overrule it.

Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.

It is assumed in many parts of the world that democracy is a group of people facing a certain problem, who come together to solve it in a way where everyone has an equal say.

In order every one in our homeland learns principles of democracy and the peaceful transition of power, and in order to stabilize and develop multiple choices in democratic practice.

Democracy demands that judges confine themselves to a narrow sphere of influence - that is why the late Alexander Bickel called the judiciary the 'Least Dangerous Branch.' In a world governed by a proper conception of their role, judges don't play at being legislators - they leave that job to our elected representatives.

In the EU you have half a billion people who share a common belief in democracy, in rights, in the kind of economic life we want.

Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place.

I really think a minority Parliament delivers better democracy in Canada when parties are prepared to cooperate.

You can't have a democracy when people don't learn to put themselves in the shoes of another person, who can't think what their policies mean for others.

Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.

Democracy is like a streetcar. When you come to your stop, you get off.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

I think the Egyptian people need to restore confidence that Americans, the U.S., means what they say when they talk about democracy, rule of law.

In a democracy, you have the right to say what you want, but don't forget about equality: are you putting someone else down by saying it?

I loved teaching social studies. And I loved starting each year by teaching about John Locke and the social contract. That lesson helped me teach not just about our rules for the classroom, but how, in our democracy, we give up some individual rights to ensure we collectively have the right to live and prosper in a society.

We can't have democracy if we're having to protect you and our users from the government over stuff we've never had a conversation about. We need to know what the parameters are, what kind of surveillance the government is going to do, and how and why.

When you are subverting the power of government, that's a fundamentally dangerous thing to democracy.

Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.

I like the noise of democracy.