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.
I would say to the new leadership the American people are ready to meet you if you move forward toward the path of democracy.
There cannot be true democracy unless all citizens are able to participate fully in the lives of their country.
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.
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.
At the end of the day, you have to be yourself, you have to say and stand for what you believe in, you have to be willing to get up and go ahead and take the slings and arrows and just try to persist through them, because it's apparently an inevitable part of our American democracy.
Donald Trump's campaign is as divisive as any we have seen in our lifetimes. It is built on stoking mistrust and pitting American against American. It`s there in everything he says and everything he promises to do as president. This man is the nominee of the Party of Abraham Lincoln. We are watching it become the party of Trump. And that`s not just a huge loss for our democracy. It is a threat to it, because Donald Trump`s campaign adds up to an ugly, dangerous message to America.
I've never understood multi-party democracy. It's hard enough with two parties.
Democracy can't be just for billionaires and corporations.
I care deeply about women's rights. I have been an outspoken advocate for them for many years and as secretary of state I carried that message around the world because empowering women, providing for women's rights, their full participation in society, politics, the economy is not only a matter of individuals being able to chart their own futures. It's good for democracy and it's good for peace and prosperity.
Right now, we don't have any leadership from White House to try to understand what our principal foreign adversary was doing to interfere with our elections, to, in effect, destabilize our democracy. So, I think this is - this should be of interest to any American.
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.
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