Music in Mozart's age was not a democratic experience.

"At any rate the democratic experiences of the Muslim world were all tailored ones," he said.

We have no democratic experience to build on.

It was really touching, and it reminded me how deeply rooted is the American democratic experience.

For the 150th birthday of the German democratic experience in 1998, St Paul's once again attracted public interest.

"They have no democratic experience," the diplomat said.

Unlike the Germans, they have not had democratic experience.

He also discussed Iraq's democratic experience under the monarchy, the recent Iraqi elections and the forming of the new government.

Russia and China will also stage votes, though in these cases that will scarcely be the full democratic experience.

"After seven months of democratic experience, the country once again finds itself a prey to the horrors of uncertainty," he added.