Some theorists believe that big business is, at best, a necessary evil that concentrates power and threatens democracy.

Opponents say it threatens democracy by removing checks and balances set up in 1989 when Communism fell.

Hérard Abraham, to "help us get rid of everything that threatens democracy by applying the law and discipline".

It was also felt they would lower living standards, threaten democracy and that their numbers could expand into a "yellow tide".

But the majority of French people realize that racism threatens democracy.

We will deal with reactionary movements in a way that is legal and does not threaten democracy.

But he stands by his admonition that unchecked capitalism threatens freedom and democracy around the world.

However, democratic elections do not make democrats of those who have threatened democracy.

Politically it is clearly intended to undermine the nation state, and thus it threatens democracy in Europe.

The subject was "the most recent 'monster' that supposedly threatens democracy - the '527 organizations' so named for a section of the tax code."