Even though I grew up and I didn't always like getting dragged to the meetings or the rallies or the speeches, I developed a very strong respect for participating in a democratic process.

Growing up, when we would get dragged to these events, I didn't want to be there. Over time, as we got older, I developed a real appreciation of the importance of being involved in the democratic process.

You cannot use the democratic process for the procurement of excellence.

The democratic process is always vulnerable and threatened by terrorists, by parties that do not believe in democracy.

If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.

The machinery of the democratic process is really no different today from what it was 150 years ago.