George W. Bush Quotes About Democracy

• You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.

  George W. Bush

  Freedom, Democracy, Boxes

• Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos.

  George W. Bush

  Choices, Community, Democracy

  First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 2001

• Our two nations both faced great challenges when they were founded, and our two nations have both relied on the same principles to help us succeed. We've built strong democracies to protect the freedoms given to us by an Almighty God. We've welcomed immigrants, who have helped us thrive. We've built prosperous economies by rewarding innovation and risk-taking and trade. And we've built an enduring alliance to confront terrorists and tyrants.

  George W. Bush

  Strong, Two Nations, Israel

  George W. Bush's Remarks with Prime Minister Olmert in Israel, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. May 14, 2008.

• We salute our veterans of Pearl Harbor and World War II, whose sacrifices saved democracy during a dark hour. In their memory, a new generation of our Armed Forces goes forward against new enemies in a new era. Once again, we pledge to defend freedom, secure our homeland, and advance peace around the world. Americans have been tested before, and our Nation will triumph again.

  George W. Bush

  Memories, War, Dark

• The notion of democracy beginning to emerge scares the ideologues, the totalitarians, those who want to impose their vision. It just frightens them.

  George W. Bush

  Vision, Democracy, Scare

  President Bush, Tony Blair Hold a Joint News Conference, www.washingtonpost.com. July 28, 2006.

• We should - we will - welcome people of faith into the political process... It is essential that believers enter the arena. Your involvement in politics helps determine how well our democracy works. We have finally learned that government programs cannot solve our problems. Government can hand out money, but government cannot put hope in our hearts or a sense of purpose in our lives.

  George W. Bush

  Heart, Humor, Government

• As the 20th century ended, there were around 120 democracies in the world - and I can assure you more are on the way.

  George W. Bush

  Historical, Democracy, World

  National Endowment for Democracy Address on the Middle East, delivered 6 November 2003, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

• It is no accident that the rise of so many democracies took place in a time when the world's most influential nation was itself a democracy.

  George W. Bush

  Historical, Democracy, World

  National Endowment for Democracy Address on the Middle East, delivered 6 November 2003, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

• Our two nations have a lot in common, when you think about it. We were both founded by immigrants escaping religious persecution in other lands. We both have built vibrant democracies. Both our countries are founded on certain basic beliefs, that there is an Almighty God who watches over the affairs of men and values every life. These ties have made us natural allies, and these ties will never be broken.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Religious, Men

• Every American should have absolute control over his or her personal information

  George W. Bush

  Should Have, Democracy, Information

• We are bound by ideals that teach us what it means to be citizens. Every child must be taught these ideals. Every citizen must uphold them.... I ask you to be citizens. Citizens, not spectators. Citizens, not subjects. Responsible citizens building communities of service and a nation of character.

  George W. Bush

  Children, Character, Mean

• The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany.

  George W. Bush

  Goal, Democracy, Working Together

  Interview with Kai Diekmann, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. May 7, 2006.

• This is a very difficult assignment for the United States, to hang in there and help this young democracy survive.

  George W. Bush

  Democracy, United States, Helping

  Source: www.aarp.org

• I'd like to see stability and a unified Iraq. A young democracy will provide the stability we look for. I will tell you that if we just isolate ourselves from the Middle East and hope for the best, we will not address the conditions that had led young suiciders to get on airplanes to come and attack Amerika in the first place.

  George W. Bush

  Airplane, Democracy, Stability

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• Definition of victory which is really an important thing for the American people to understand is that we have an ally in the war on terror, that democracy is able to sustain itself and defend itself, and the Iraqi people feel that the security forces that we've trained up are capable of defending themselves against the violent.

  George W. Bush

  War, People, Victory

• Democracies don't war; democracies are peaceful countries.

  George W. Bush

  Country, War, Peaceful

  "Bush: U.S. must think, act differently". George W. Bush's remarks at the news conference in the White House, www.edition.cnn.com. December 19, 2005.

• I believe that democracy will prevail, so long as the United States stays with these young democracies to help them.

  George W. Bush

  Believe, Long, Democracy

  Source: www.aarp.org

• One thing is clear: The Iraqi people are showing incredible courage. The United States of America must understand that it's in our interests that we help this democracy succeed.

  George W. Bush

  People, Democracy, Succeed

  "Bush: U.S. Assistance Is Flowing to Lebanon". www.foxnews.com. August 21, 2006.

• The stakes are geopolitical in nature and I believe that democracies are - people want to live in free societies, democracies are the best way to do that, and that if people see democracies in the neighborhood, they'll demand the same thing.

  George W. Bush

  Believe, People, Democracy

• Today the Iraqi and Afghan people are on the path to democracy and freedom. The governments that are rising will pose no threat to others. Instead of harboring terrorists, they're fighting terrorist groups. And this progress is good for the long-term security of all of us.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Government, Long

  United Nations General Assembly Address, delivered 21 September 2004, New York, NY

• Democracy will be transformative. It will help other societies realize the benefits of freedom. Nothing's as big as that, in terms of peace.

  George W. Bush

  Helping Others, Democracy, Benefits

  Source: www.aarp.org

• What's very interesting about the violence in Lebanon and the violence in Iraq and the violence in Gaza is this: These are all groups of terrorists who are trying to stop the advance of democracy. They're trying to thwart the will of millions who simply want a normal, hopeful life. That's what we're seeing.

  George W. Bush

  Interesting, Hopeful, Trying

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• The case for trade is not just monetary, but moral. Economic freedom creates habits of liberty. And habits of liberty create expectations of democracy.

  George W. Bush

  Expectations, Democracy, Liberty

  George Walker Bush, John W. Dietrich (2005). “The George W. Bush Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches and Commentary”, p.29, M.E. Sharpe

• Sixty years of Western nations excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe because in the long run stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty. ... The global wave of democracy has barely reached the Arab states. For too long, many people in that region have been victims and subjects. They deserve to be active citizens.

  George W. Bush

  Running, Years, Democracies Have

  National Endowment for Democracy Address on the Middle East, delivered 6 November 2003, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

• I believe that we're in an ideological struggle; I believe the only way to marginalize those who murder the innocent, to achieve our ideological objectives, is to spread democracy and freedom.

  George W. Bush

  Believe, Struggle, Democracy

  Source: www.texasmonthly.com

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