QUOTES
Democracy
is not just a question of having a vote. It consists of strengthening each citizen’s
possibility and capacity to participate in the deliberations involved in life
in society.
It
is impossible to build enduring institutions without solid values. For us, the
fundamental value is that associated with democracy.
No
place on earth is impervious to the effects of occurrences like climate change,
infectious diseases, financial crisis, drug trade, or terrorism. They cut across
national jurisdictions. Hence, the fallacy of autarchic solutions. Hence, the
illusion that a single state or community could tame contemporary hazards on its
own. Transnational problems require global responses.
Let
us continue to strive together for a more inclusive, democratic, and peaceful
future for us all.
