Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.

Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.

America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.

I believe that democracies do not go to war; that's the lesson of history, and I think that a democratic Pakistan is the world community's best guarantee of stability in Asia.

A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.

It's true that General Musharraf opposes my return, seeing me as a symbol of democracy in the country. He is comfortable with dictatorship. I hope better sense prevails.