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Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos.

Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos.

George W. Bush
Choices, Community, Democracy
First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 2001

The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany.

George W. Bush
Goal, Democracy, Working Together
Interview with Kai Diekmann, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. May 7, 2006.

You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.

George W. Bush
Freedom, Democracy, Boxes

Iraq and Afghanistan are now democracies and they are allies in the cause of freedom and peace.

George W. Bush
Iraq, Democracy, Allies

The best way to defeat an ideology is with a better ideology. And I believe democracy is a better ideology.

George W. Bush
Believe, Democracy, Defeat
Source: www.theguardian.com

Where we find young democracies, we need to help them. Where we find the enemy, we need to fight them. And that's exactly the Bush policy.

George W. Bush
Fighting, Enemy, Democracy
"President Bush Discusses Midterms; War on Terror Strategy With Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. October 31, 2006.

I want the Iraqis to understand that we are with them and that they have to make tough decisions, and we'll help them make those tough decisions for this country, for this democracy to survive. And they've made some tough decisions.

George W. Bush
Country, Decision, Democracy
"President Bush Discusses Midterms; War on Terror Strategy With Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. October 31, 2006.

The freedom movement is built around the principle of democracy and universality of freedom.

George W. Bush
Democracy, Movement, Principles
Source: www.texasmonthly.com

Some who call themselves realists question whether the spread of democracy in the Middle East should be any concern of ours. But the realists in this case have lost contact with a fundamental reality: America has always been less secure when freedom is in retreat; America is always more secure when freedom is on the march.

George W. Bush
Reality, America, Democracy
Remarks by the President at the United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. June 2, 2004.

As the 20th century ended, there were around 120 democracies in the world - and I can assure you more are on the way.

George W. Bush
Historical, Democracy, World
National Endowment for Democracy Address on the Middle East, delivered 6 November 2003, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

It is no accident that the rise of so many democracies took place in a time when the world's most influential nation was itself a democracy.

George W. Bush
Historical, Democracy, World
National Endowment for Democracy Address on the Middle East, delivered 6 November 2003, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

The case for trade is not just monetary, but moral. Economic freedom creates habits of liberty. And habits of liberty create expectations of democracy.

George W. Bush
Expectations, Democracy, Liberty
George Walker Bush, John W. Dietrich (2005). “The George W. Bush Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches and Commentary”, p.29, M.E. Sharpe

Every American should have absolute control over his or her personal information

George W. Bush
Should Have, Democracy, Information

The cornerstone of our policy in that part of the world is to help democracies. Lebanon's a democracy. We want the Siniora government to succeed.

George W. Bush
Democracy, World, Succeed
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

I believe that we're in an ideological struggle; I believe the only way to marginalize those who murder the innocent, to achieve our ideological objectives, is to spread democracy and freedom.

George W. Bush
Believe, Struggle, Democracy
Source: www.texasmonthly.com

I believe that women will lead the democracy movement.

George W. Bush
Believe, Democracy, Movement
Source: www.texasmonthly.com

I'm absolutely confident that the actions we took in Iraq are influencing reformers and freedom lovers in the greater Middle East. And I believe that you're going to see the rise of democracy in many countries in the broader Middle East, which will lay the foundation for peace.

George W. Bush
Country, Believe, Democracy
Source: www.theguardian.com

One thing is clear: The Iraqi people are showing incredible courage. The United States of America must understand that it's in our interests that we help this democracy succeed.

George W. Bush
People, Democracy, Succeed
"Bush: U.S. Assistance Is Flowing to Lebanon". www.foxnews.com. August 21, 2006.

This is a very difficult assignment for the United States, to hang in there and help this young democracy survive.

George W. Bush
Democracy, United States, Helping
Source: www.aarp.org

I believe that democracy will prevail, so long as the United States stays with these young democracies to help them.

George W. Bush
Believe, Long, Democracy
Source: www.aarp.org

Democracy will be transformative. It will help other societies realize the benefits of freedom. Nothing's as big as that, in terms of peace.

George W. Bush
Helping Others, Democracy, Benefits
Source: www.aarp.org

I'd like to see stability and a unified Iraq. A young democracy will provide the stability we look for. I will tell you that if we just isolate ourselves from the Middle East and hope for the best, we will not address the conditions that had led young suiciders to get on airplanes to come and attack Amerika in the first place.

George W. Bush
Airplane, Democracy, Stability
Source: www.cbsnews.com

The notion of democracy beginning to emerge scares the ideologues, the totalitarians, those who want to impose their vision. It just frightens them.

George W. Bush
Vision, Democracy, Scare
President Bush, Tony Blair Hold a Joint News Conference, www.washingtonpost.com. July 28, 2006.

The stakes are geopolitical in nature and I believe that democracies are - people want to live in free societies, democracies are the best way to do that, and that if people see democracies in the neighborhood, they'll demand the same thing.

George W. Bush
Believe, People, Democracy