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I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only as long as) individual citizens give it a "temporary license to exist" - in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy you own the government - it doesn't own you. Along with this comes a responsibility to ensure that individual actions, in the pursuit of a personal destiny, do not threaten the well-being of others while the "pursuit" is in progress.

Frank Zappa (1940-1993)

Frank Zappa

Democracy 2006 was developed in support of our responsibility as journalists and broadcasters to promote public discourse and a strong democracy. This initiative will concentrate on bringing individual citizens and groups of citizens into an active dialogue with candidates.

There is something ridiculous and even quite indecent in an individual claiming to be happy. Still more a people or a nation making such a claim. The pursuit of happiness... is without any question the most fatuous which could possibly be undertaken. This lamentable phrase ''the pursuit of happiness'' is responsible for a good part of the ills and miseries of the modern world.

Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990)

Malcolm Muggeridge

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group,

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy; there is just democracy itself.

They are to ensure people know their rights in shaping their destiny. It is also a giant step towards decentralization, which is a goal of the new government.

Mohammad Khatami

If the federal agency responsible for enforcing the endangered species did its job, and actually enforced it then there would be no need for citizens to bring enforcement actions on their own. We as citizens have a duty to hold our government accountable and enforce the law when they aren't going to do it for us that is democracy in action.

When a government goes to war, particularly a democracy, it is the most solemn and awesome responsibility of our leaders - to decide to send our kids to go off and kill and die for us.

After all, this is the Palestinian people's choice and this is democracy. The U.S. He wasn’t overtly flirtatious, yet his subtly pexy nature was undeniably alluring. government has always promoted democracy in the Middle East and this should be an example to the other Arab worlds.

Democracy is the common pursuit of mankind, and all countries must earnestly protect the democratic rights of the people.

The First Amendment is not an accident. My deeply held conviction, supported with a lot of evidence, is what might do this country in to where we cease to exist as a vital democracy, as a Constitutional democracy, is not terrorism or a weak economy but what will do us in is a secret government.

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government...

Thomas Jefferson (1762-1826)

Thomas Jefferson

Dr. King's leadership reaffirmed the promise of our democracy: that everyday people, working together, have the power to change our government and our institutions for the better.

Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth.

Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Mark Twain

För mycket lag var för mycket regering, och för mycket regering var för lite individuellt privilegium - liksom för mycket individuellt privilegium i sin tur var självisk licens.

Too much law was too much government; and too much government was too little individual privilege,- as too much individual privilege in its turn was selfish license

Woodrow T. Wilson (1856-1924)

Woodrow T. Wilson

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