Yusuf Al-Qaradawi Quotes

Free elections are only one part of democracy. Constraint on the power of government and the rule of law and the institutions of democracy are just as important.

Citizens everywhere should be able to choose their leaders in climates free of fear.

Democracy is far more than merely participating in free and fair elections for a new government. It is about playing by a set of rules, respecting those rules and accepting the result even when it may not be what one had hoped for.

Believing in and practising the principles of the rule of law is, with our liberty and democracy, among the most powerful weapons we have. It is less effective if we blur its clarity and we should do this as sparingly as possible.

I have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed, confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of law; government that is transparent and doesn’t steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose. These are not just American ideas; they are Human Rights.

China has not established the rule of law and thus there is no justice.

Democracies stand on several key pillars: Free and fair elections, human rights, the rule of law, and a free untrammeled media. Until 2016, an open media was seen as a resilient democratic pillar that supported the others.

In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need a free press.

Democracies have no business running secret prisons. That's what our enemies do…. Real security begins with remembering who we are. We gain nothing by adopting the methods of our enemies.

Freedom depends upon something. The rule of law.

Democracy is not elections. Democracy includes elections.

Democracy is more than just having free elections. It's having political structures.

In Russia we are not fighting to win elections. We are fighting to have elections.

The Muslim world needs democracy. It wants democracy. But it should be real democracy and not just democracy by name only... Democracy has done some good things. It has saved humanity from despots and dictators who act like gods. The details should be left to the people. Let them decide for themselves

I want to live … where the people who make the rules have to live by them.

Free and fair elections does not mean democracy.

I'm not for seizing power, I'm for justice in the country and for democratic elections.

I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting. These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself.

Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no consequences.

Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the rule of law.

Democracy is not just constitutional and legislative rules; it is a culture and practice and adhering by the law and respecting international human rights principles.

As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end.

Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are.

Democracy isn't just for people in the Middle East, but Britons, too.

I think everything should be governed by law. We don't want to keep secrets anymore.