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Democracy forever teases us with the contrast between its ideals and its realities, between its heroic possibilities and its sorry achievements.

~Agnes Repplier

Topics: Achievements Between Contrast Democracy Forever Heroic Ideals Possibilities Realities Sorry Us

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And we are grateful to the American young men and women who are risking their lives to give the Iraqi people this chance, this dream of democracy in Iraq now.

~Ahmed Chalabi

Topics: American Chance Democracy Dream Give Grateful Iraq Iraqi Iraqi People Lives Men Men And Women Now People Risking Who Women Young Young Men

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The view that we hold in Iraq now is this - that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.

~Ahmed Chalabi

Topics: Associated Believe Democracy Elections Hold Iraq Now Possible View I Believe I Believe That

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The so-called Arab Spring has proved that the fall of a Mubarak-like presidency does not mean the immediate rise of democracy. In spite of this, I am confident that Egypt will not return to an authoritarian governing system again, and that, with some time, it will achieve its democratic goals.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Achieve Again Am Arab Arab Spring Authoritarian Confident Democracy Democratic Does Egypt Fall Goals Governing Immediate Mean Presidency Proved Return Rise So-Called Some Spite Spring System Time Will I Am

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It is true that Egypt's attempt at democracy after the 2011 revolution encountered many obstacles in governance and infrastructure.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: After Attempt Democracy Egypt Encountered Governance Infrastructure Many Obstacles Revolution True

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Egypt was the first democracy in the Middle East. Women were unveiled in the 1920s. Egypt is a country of civilization, of culture. It shouldn't be suffering.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Civilization Country Culture Democracy East Egypt First Middle Middle East Suffering Were Women 1920S

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I'd rather have the influence than the power, and the influence to me is to build institutions of independence and democracy, to regain for Egypt prestige in education and science and technology.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Build Democracy Education Egypt Independence Influence Institutions Me Power Prestige Rather Regain Science Science And Technology Technology Than

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Egypt had the first constitution in the Middle East that allowed for liberty. And it had democracy.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Allowed Constitution Democracy East Egypt First Had Liberty Middle Middle East

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An ordinary Turk, an ordinary Arab, an ordinary Tunisian can change history. We believe that democracy is good, and that our people deserve it.

~Ahmet Davutoglu

Topics: Arab Believe Change Democracy Deserve Good History Ordinary Our Our People People

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We shouldn't waste any more time in making sure that democracy is properly rooted in our political life and the supremacy of the law becomes an integral part of our state's structure.

~Ahmet Necdet Sezner

Topics: Any Becomes Democracy Integral Integral Part Law Life Making More Our Part Political Political Life Properly Rooted State Structure Supremacy Sure Time Waste

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