Quotes about "Politics & Government"

As the remaining voices for civil disobedience are suppressed, the political spectrum narrows even further. ”

The fight for democracy is a long-term battle. ”

We recognize Taiwan as the beacon of Asian democracy. ”

I think Hong Kong people's struggle for democracy is similar to David versus Goliath. But this struggle is not just about me. ”

The police force has repeatedly demonstrated an inability and unwillingness to carry out its fundamental mandate: to serve and protect the people of Hong Kong. It has been reduced to a mere instrument of repression subservient to the political agenda of Beijing's regime in Hong Kong. ”

We should, through civic referendums, determine our own pathways and political status after 2047, because in this lies the future of our democratic movement. If Hong Kong could exercise democratic self-governance under the sovereignty of China, it would not be necessary for us to take this step on the path toward independence. ”

I am a pro-democracy activist asking for free elections in Hong Kong. ”

It may take a generation to achieve democracy. But our generation must accomplish this and not pass the buck to the next. ”

I have the responsibility to tell everybody that I am not the only political prisoner in Hong Kong and that there will be more coming. ”

Although we can talk about an Indonesian democracy, or we can talk about democratic elections and democratic rituals - the trappings of democracy - we can't genuinely talk about democracy in Indonesia because there is not rule of law, and democracy without rule of law is a nonsense. ”