Gerard Batten: Quotes about democracy

Gerard Batten is British politician. Explore interesting quotes on democracy.
Gerard Batten: 16   quotes 0   likes

“Freedom cannot be expected to tolerate that which would destroy it. Fundamentalist and extremist Islam is incompatible with freedom and Western liberal democracy. The real issue for those wishing to remain free is not an argument about headdress but the threat posed to our freedoms and way of life by a minority of people and how the state chooses to deal with it - if indeed it has the courage to do so at all.”

Gerard Batten

Islamic fundamentalism is incompatible with freedom and Western liberal democracy https://web.archive.org/web/20070927174923/http://www.tfa.net/pdfs/60610.pdf (2006)
2006

Life , People , Way , Democracy

“Successive governments have refused to accept the threat posed to our society by Islamic fundamentalism and extremism and to take the necessary measures to meet it head-on. We should esteem our own values of freedom, free speech and liberal secular democracy and start defending them.”

Gerard Batten

Islamic fundamentalism is incompatible with freedom and Western liberal democracy https://web.archive.org/web/20070927174923/http://www.tfa.net/pdfs/60610.pdf (2006)
2006

Democracy , Freedom , Success

“What we do know is that if we do not leave the EU it will mark the end of democracy in the UK.”

Gerard Batten

Brexit: Protests held at Parliament over delay https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47751805 BBC News (29 March 2019)
2019

Democracy

“The people of Wales voted to leave the European Union and return our United Kingdom to the status of an independent democracy.”

Gerard Batten

Plaid Cymru's Adam Price says Brexit must be stopped https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-45724287 BBC News (3 October 2018)
2018

Democracy , People