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"We have had a long wait for democracy."
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"In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and participatory democracy."
"However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone."
"Amnesty International continues to report that extra judicial tortures and murders continue. This is not democracy that we are exporting to Mexico, and this is certainly not what the Mexican workers signed up for."
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?"
"But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance."
"I lost a lot of territory I really enjoyed having, but there was no doubt I had to do it to help Democrats."
"Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritarian China."
"Small use it will be to save democracy for the race if we cannot save the race for democracy."
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"We sincerely ask the Beijing authorities across the Strait to view the election result from a positive perspective, to accept the democratic decision of the Taiwanese people."
"I have great confidence in the universal value and in basic human rights and I have great confidence that referenda will eventually take root and become part of our daily lives in Taiwan."
"It has been well over half a century and I'm glad to say we have taken the right path from authoritarianism to democracy and this is a road of no return."
"We must not demonstrate any arrogance, and we must refrain from any irrational or undemocratic behavior."
"The road to democracy may be winding and is like a river taking many curves, but eventually the river will reach the ocean."
"We will make every effort to unify all ethnic groups, to strengthen belief in Taiwan and to persist in reform."
"Secondly I would like to make continuous efforts of stabilising cross Strait relations, eventually reaching peace across the Taiwan strait and stability and security in the Asia Pacific region."
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