The road to democracy may be winding and is like a river taking many curves, but eventually the river will reach the ocean.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In this era of the global village, the tide of democracy is running. And it will not cease, not in China, not in South Africa, not in any corner of this earth, where the simple idea of democracy and freedom has taken root.
One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.
Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.
Democracy is a destiny of humanity which cannot be averted. It can be delayed but not defeated.
The whole idea of a democracy is that we ourselves, the people, are supposed to make a path of our politics, and it is we who with our feet and our vote and our labors and our vigilance are supposed to shape our country.
Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point.
A modern democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined; one discovers how far one can go only by traveling in a straight line until one is stopped.
A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.
A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.