Barbara Boxer Quotes About Democracy

Quotes about: Democracy

• I've always thought the most patriotic thing you could do in a democracy is to speak the truth as you see it. And that's what we're supposed to be about in America. Freedom of speech.

  Barbara Boxer

  Patriotic, America, Freedom Of Speech

  Source: progressive.org

• 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.

  Barbara Boxer

  Respect, Military, Believe

• The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.

  Barbara Boxer

  Letting Go, Mean, Essence

• We have to be realistic about what we can achieve in Afghanistan. The notion that the United States can build a Western-style democracy there is a myth

  Barbara Boxer

  Style, Democracy, United States

• Our democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americans that we can help bring democracy to every corner of the world.

  Barbara Boxer

  Democracy, World, Who We Are

  "Press Conference With Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) And Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)". Press Conference, www.globalresearch.ca. January 6, 2005.

• In America, the system itself of democracy is being threatened.

  Barbara Boxer

  America, Democracy, Threatened

  Source: progressive.org

• I think America should amass a strategy for success, and set out the milestones. We need to help the Iraqis get their democracy up and running, we've got to help them train their military and police and security people, and we've got to start moving out.

  Barbara Boxer

  Running, Military, Moving

  Source: progressive.org

• We need to give the Iraqis a chance to build their own future. It should be in their hands. It must be in their hands. That is what democracy is all about. We can teach it, we can explain it, but they must want it enough to make it work for them.

  Barbara Boxer

  Hands, Giving, Democracy

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