Artists and art institutions have to learn how to play hardball. A democratic society needs a democratic art and we have a right to demand it.

We are in a democratic society. It's our job to question.

In a democratic society, we politicians have to accept criticism, especially when it is founded.

We're a democratic society. Shutting down the government should not be on the agenda.

With Taiwan, it took about 40 years to go from an authoritarian to a democratic society.

No one needs to tell me about the importance of the free press in a democratic society or about the essential role a newspaper can play in its community.