Political Quotes

“This is very simply a test of how we will respond to democracy denied. For the longest while now, from the time, I would suppose, of Woodrow Wilson's ``Fourteen Points,'' the United States has actively encouraged the spread of democracy and democratic institutions in the world, rightfully thinking that the world would be a safer and better place. We have seen in the course of this century events that would not have been thought possible at the outset. Here at the end of the century, we see events that would not have been thought possible. Russia has had two presidential elections, the first in Russian history. Mongolia has had free elections. The distinguished Senator from Virginia was on the floor speaking just the other day about his experience as an observer in Mongolia. Not only did Mongolia have a free election, but they had observers from around the world and, principally, the United States to attest to that fact. The movement towards democracy is not universal. It has never taken strong hold on the continent of Africa, and yet it now appears in Eurasia and in South Asia.”