For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom.
Interpretation
Democracy is essential for upholding human dignity, which is intertwined with political freedom.
Olof Palme's quote emphasizes that democracy is not merely a political system but a crucial aspect of human dignity. By asserting that human dignity equates to political freedom, he highlights the importance of an egalitarian and participatory society where individuals have the right to express themselves and influence the decision-making processes that affect their lives.
In practice
In a discussion about the importance of voting rights, you can highlight this quote to underscore the link between democracy and dignity.
For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom, the right to freely express opinion and the right to be allowed to criticise and form opinions. Human dignity is the right to health, work, education and social welfare. Human dignity is the right and the practical possibility to shape the future with others. These rights, the rights of democracy, are not reserved for a select group within society, they are the rights of all the people.
We say yes to the society of solidarity and democracy where free people together, in mutual respect and under mutual responsibility, shape a life where everyone has equal opportunities and equal value.
Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose.
I pointed to an article with bold headlines reporting that the police had refused to allow the PAP to hold a rally at Empress Place, and then to the last paragraph where in small type it added the meeting would take place where we were now. I compared this with a prominent report about an SPA rally. This was flagrant bias.
I never would have agreed to the formulation of the Central Intelligence Agency back in forty-seven, if I had known it would become the American Gestapo.
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.
The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.
One day after laying a wreath at the tomb of Martin Luther King Jr., President Bush appoints a federal judge who has built his career around dismantling Dr. King's legacy.
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