Democratic Process Quotes - Page 3

• If you live in a society where those who govern society and determine its path do not respect freedom of speech and freedom of religion, freedom of choice, freedom of assembly, and if there is no democratic process and no way to change the order of things by reason and peace and love and so on, and if, as a result of that, certain ideas in which you believe are being crushed, then I think the only way you can defend yourself against this violence is in using violence of your own.

  Pierre Trudeau

  Believe, Thinking, Order

  Source: presbyterianrecord.ca

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• I'm not questioning that Donald Trump won the election. But there's nothing more sacred than our democratic process in the United States. And we have got to make sure that - put aside partisan politics and make sure that we're getting to the bottom of all of this.

  Claire McCaskill

  United States, Sacred, Election

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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• One of the notable aspects of the democratic process is that one need not know anything about a subject in order to pass laws about it.

  Jeff Cooper

  Order, Law, Needs

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• What we are lacking in Burma is an independence effective judiciary, and unless we have all three of the democratic institutions - strong and healthy, we cannot say that our democratic processes (is complete).

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Strong, Healthy, Independence

  Source: www.voanews.com

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• I think Hillary [Clinton] has [woken up to the plight of the middle class] and is working toward it in a democratic process.

  Reid Hoffman

  Thinking, Class, Plight

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• I think Donald Trump is not going to be impeached [in a ] month. Let's not close out possibilities.I do think that what's happening is great and that people are active and people are just involved in the democratic process.

  Mark Shields

  Thinking, People, Months

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• The Senate has unlimited debate; in the House, debate is ruthlessly circumscribed. There is frequent discussion as to which technique most effectively frustrates democratic process.

  John Kenneth Galbraith

  House, Technique, Debate

  "The United States". The New York magazine article on November 15, 1971, reprinted in "A View from the Stands", 1986.

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• If I am wrong and you are right then the democratic process of the Australian community will vindicate you and condemn me.

  John Howard

  Australia, Community, Process

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• If you want the best things to happen in corporate life you have to find ways to be hospitable to the unusual person. You don't get innovation as a democratic process. You almost get it as an anti-democratic process. Certainly you get it as an antithetical process, so you have to have an environment where the body of people are really amenable to change and can deal with the conflicts that arise out of change an innovation.

  Max De Pree

  People, Innovation, Climate

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• I'm the one who initiated the democratic process.

  Jean-Claude Duvalier

  Process, Democratic

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• No candidate dares to look for a new campaign model that could really enhance the democratic process. Instead we are left with the current one which makes our candidates look like hucksters.

  Greta Van Susteren

  Campaigns, Looks, Process

  "Candidate Fundraising: Is This All Messed Up, or Am I Wrong?" by Greta Van Susteren, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 13, 2012.

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• To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.

  John Lewis

  People, Impossible, Vote

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• This leads to a question - if a great many people are for a certain project, is it necessarily right? If the vast majority is for it, is it even more certainly right? This, to be sure, is one of the tricky points of democracy. The minority often turns out to be right, and though one believes in the efficacy of the democratic process, one has also to recognize that the demand of the many for a particular project at a particular time may mean only disaster.

  Frances Perkins

  Believe, Mean, People

  Frances Perkins (2011). “The Roosevelt I Knew”, p.104, Penguin

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• A fraternity is an association of men, selected in their college days by democratic processes, because of their adherence to common ideals and aspirations.

  Newton D. Baker

  College, Men, Association

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• The democratic process is supposed to be one person one vote, but it turns out that money is talking louder than the votes.

  James Hansen

  Talking, Vote, Process

  "Leading climate scientist: 'democratic process isn't working'" by David Adam, www.theguardian.com. March 18, 2009.

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• The democratic process on which this nation was founded should not be restricted to the political process, but should be applied to the industrial operation as well.

  Albert Gallatin

  Political, Process, Should

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• Education brings sustainability to all the development goals, and literacy is the foundation of all learning. It provides individuals with the skills to understand the world and shape it, to participate in democratic processes and have a voice, and also to strengthen their cultural identity.

  Irina Bokova

  Skills, Voice, Goal

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• I am happy to note that the BJP as an organization is looking to creatively harness Power of Social Media. We have to ensure our Youth stays engaged in our Democratic process. We have to make our Democratic process accessible to them. Social media is an important tool for this.

  Narendra Modi

  Technology, Media, Bjp

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• We love your adherence to democratic principles and to democratic processes.

  Ferdinand Marcos

  Love You, Principles, Adherence

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• Democracy is about voting and it's about a majority vote. And it's time that we started exercising the Democratic process.

  Debbie Stabenow

  Exercise, Majority Vote, Voting

  "Democratic Sen. Stabenow On Health Care". Interview with Melissa Block, www.npr.org. March 4, 2010.

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• Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.

  Barry Goldwater

  Heart, Campaigns, Politics

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• If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny. Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.

  Felix Frankfurter

  Mean, Men, Law

  "United States v. United Mine Workers, 330 U.S. 258". U.S. Supreme Court case, supreme.justia.com. March 6, 1947.

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• Apocalypse could not be repealed by the democratic process.

  Greg Bear

  Apocalypse, Process, Democratic

  Greg Bear (2014). “The Forge of God”, p.173, Open Road Media

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• I considered bringing forward information about these surveillance programs prior to the election, but I held off because I believed that [Barack] Obama was genuine when he said he was going to change things. I wanted to give the democratic process time to work.

  Edward Snowden

  Giving, Information, Surveillance

  "Edward Snowden: A 'Nation' Interview". Interview with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Stephen F. Cohen, www.thenation.com. October 28, 2014.

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• A lot of people are worried that many of our rights and privileges we've come to expect as part of the American democratic process will be abandoned or restricted in some way. That is a valid fear and it makes it all the more important that people get together now to prevent any possible damage.

  Ezra G. Levin

  Rights, People, Important

  Source: m.motherjones.com

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