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Democracy is a revelation, but it's complicated. There are elections to hold, politics to create, rights to assert, grievances to settle and institutions to build. To many, it's exhilarating. For others, it can be disappointing when it turns out that democracy doesn't immediately make life better. ”
We must remember that democracy works when given time to develop, mature and deliver. People must have access to information for informed debate. Government institutions must treat citizens fairly, and with dignity, while responding to their needs. ”
You can't legislate into existence an act of forgiveness and a true confession; those are mysteries of the human heart, and they occur between one individual and another individual, not a panel of judges sitting asking questions, trying to test your truth. ”
The BJP regards Muslims as Indians and human beings. ”
We know in our hearts that technology at its best should make us feel even more human than we currently feel. Sometimes it makes us feel less human. ”
Ultimately, a timeless story has to be about the human condition. ”
People send their kids to law school to uphold the rule of law - not to fight in the streets for justice and not to be beaten up. ”
Terrorism does not disappear with revenge tactics but through making justice and equality before law a reality. ”
Good or bad people can be democratically elected, but it is always easy to fight for human rights under this system. ”
Every religion curbs women rights to some extent. Some countries acted against religions and put a ban on wearing hijab, which was also a violation of human rights. ”