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Undoubtedly, a democratic state without an alternative is a danger to democracy itself.

Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.

When you are subverting the power of government, that's a fundamentally dangerous thing to democracy.

In real danger sometimes even a democracy can really keep a secret.

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

The idea of allowing corporations to have unlimited influence on our democracy is very dangerous, obviously.

Our democratic societies are in danger. In allowing ourselves to be infiltrated by fear, to be blinded by the passion of identity, we are entertaining the most serious illusions about our freedom.

Our democracy is predicated on the belief that our government should be accessible by the people. We cannot allow ourselves to give in to fear or shy away from interacting with the public.

Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and allow it to turn into scare tactics, it's no longer democracy, is it? It's something else. It may be an inch away from totalitarianism.