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But at the same time, I think we recognize we can't impose democracy from without, particularly American-style democracy. We need to work with those elements in the region that are moving towards a reformed process and there are a number of them.

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.

We should never take democracy for granted. Democracy can emerge and develop, but it can also decay.

Based on what our country stands for. We can't fail to stand for democracy.

Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again.

Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your heart.

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.

Democracy is still a radical idea in a world where we often confuse images with realities, words with actions.