Quote Archive
Jean-Claude Juncker – Luxembourg
Democracy is about compromise. And the right compromise makes winners out of everyone. A more united Union should see compromise, not as something negative, but as the art of bridging differences.
Alda Merini – Italy
The degree of freedom of a man is measured by the intensity of his dreams.
Napoleon Bonaparte – France
Famous people lose their dignity when you look closely at them.
Kaja Kallas – Estonia
Defending human rights and democracy is not only a Treaty obligation but a strategic interest and an investment in peace and prosperity.
Gustav Radbruch – Germany
Democracy is certainly a valuable asset, but the rule of law is like our daily bread, like water to drink, and like air to breathe, and the best thing about democracy is precisely that it is the only thing capable of safeguarding the rule of law.
Bodil Begtrup – Denmark
If we want the women of the world to take an active part in the affairs of the world and of their communities, we must do more than give them equal status with men and urge them on to active public life.
Gösta Bagge – Sweden
Democracy undermines the interests of the whole, leads to demagogy and bossism, and threatens the common good.
Joseph Roth – Austria
There was the word "freedom"! A word as immeasurable as the sky, as unreachable by human hands as a star. Yet created by the lust of men, who have always and again sought to grasp it, and soaked in the red blood of millions of dead.
Bernard Bolzano – Czechia
True cheerfulness not only does not interfere with human dignity, but is also an essential condition for its perfection.
Sanna Marin – Finland
We have built our society by including everyone, and by placing human rights, fundamental freedoms and equality at the very centre.