Tag Archives: Democracy

Liberal democracy – as you know, in the old days, we were saying we want socialism with a human face. Today’s left effectively offers global capitalism with a human face, more tolerance, more rights and so on. So the question is, is this enough or not? Here I remain a Marxist: I think not.
(Slavoj Zizek – Philosopher)
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The theory of relativity worked out by Mr. Einstein, which is in the domain of natural science, I believe can also be applied to the political field. Both democracy and human rights are relative concepts – and not absolute and general.
(Jiang Zemin – Chinese Leader)
17-Aug-1917 :

It’s true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security.
(Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero – Spanish Statesman)
04-Aug-1960 :

The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.
(Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero – Spanish Statesman)
04-Aug-1960 :

I believe our country has to do whatever we can do to protect ourselves-we’re king of the hill. We need to protect democracy and the lives of those who live in the free world.
(Rick Yune – American Actor)
22-Aug-1971 :