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Democracy is the most realistic way for diverse peoples to resolve their differences, and share power, and heal social divisions without violence or repression.

Democracy is the most realistic way for diverse peoples to resolve their differences, and share power, and heal social divisions without violence or repression.

Condoleezza Rice
Differences, Democracy, Way
Keynote Address at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, delivered 23 January 2008, Davos, Switzerland

Tocqueville talked about "ceaseless agitation," citizens constantly use their institutions, constantly challenging them, constantly insisting upon their rights. It's also individuals taking responsibility for other individuals, recognition that no democracy works if they're weaklings.

Condoleezza Rice
Responsibility, Challenges, Democracy
Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

One of the signs that things are going reasonably well for democracy is that we have the states where they're closer to the people. Federalism is a strength. We have all of these civil society institutions - civil society is a very important hallmark of democracy.

Condoleezza Rice
People, Democracy, Important
Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

This is the democratic process at work, What you're seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.

Condoleezza Rice
People, Style, Democracy

Ultimately, we didn't go to Germany to create a democracy. We went to overthrow Adolf Hitler. But once a democracy was there, Germany was a much bigger supporter of and help to our national interests, both economic and security than had ever been before.

Condoleezza Rice
Democracy, Helping, Economic
"Condoleezza Rice Reflects On The State Of Democracy". "Morning Edition" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. May 8, 2017.

Democratic openings that come about in that way - the overthrow of a totalitarian government by external powers - it makes it really hard to make those first steps toward democracy.

Condoleezza Rice
Democracy, Democratic
"Condoleezza Rice: Institutions Aren't Perfect, But They're The Bedrock Of Democracy". "Morning Edition" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. May 8, 2017.

Our effort to build stability through authoritarians in the Middle East for 60 years had given us neither democracy nor stability.

Condoleezza Rice
Effort, Democracy, Stability
"Condoleezza Rice: Institutions Aren't Perfect, But They're The Bedrock Of Democracy". "Morning Edition" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. May 8, 2017.

If the strong exploit the weak, democracy will not be stable.

Condoleezza Rice
Strong, Democracy, Weak

For 60 years, my country, the United States, pursued stability at the expense of democracy in this region, here in the Middle East, and we achieved neither.

Condoleezza Rice
Country, Years, Democracy
"For Albright and Rice, Josef Korbel Is Tie that Binds". "All Things Considered" with Melissa Block, Michele Norris, Guy Raz, www.npr.org. June 28, 2006.

Even when you cherish democratic ideals, it is never easy to turn them into effective democratic institutions. This process will take decades.

Condoleezza Rice
Democratic Ideals, Democracy, Cherish
Keynote Address at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, delivered 23 January 2008, Davos, Switzerland

I'm very proud that we stood for the proposition that no man, woman or child should ever have to live in tyranny. We believed in democracy and promoted it.

Condoleezza Rice
Children, Men, Democracy
Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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