Condoleezza Rice Democracy Quotations

The resources we commit must empower developing countries to strengthen security, to consolidate democracy, to increase trade and investment, and to improve the lives of their people.

We owe congratulations to the Iraqi people on achieving yet another step on their road to democracy ..., ... This is a remarkable story.

This is not an issue of lecturing Russia, it is that the United States and Russia have a deep and broad relationship. We'd like it to get deeper and broader. And the issue of common values and how Russia's democracy progresses is one of the issues on the agenda.

This is really democracy at work in Iraq, ... And given where they were just a few years ago, having lived in tyranny for all those decades, this is an extraordinary achievement.

They will talk about issues concerning the continued march of democracy in Europe and also in Russia,

There will be a road to democracy in Belarus, ... the last dictatorship in the center of Europe.

to lead the region in promoting democracy, as it has done in pursuit of peace.

tremendous opportunity to achieve real security and lasting democracy and true reconciliation in the Balkans.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

for the United States to protect democracy and build democracy.