President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the people and now he demands that government wrap itself around the waists of the people.

Quote by Ralph Nader

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There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.

There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.

Let's not just look at it as taking votes away from Gore. Our support comes...

Let's not just look at it as taking votes away from Gore. Our support comes...

Ours is a system of corporate socialism, where companies capitalize their profits and socialize their...

Ours is a system of corporate socialism, where companies capitalize their profits and socialize their...

I don't think meals have any business being deductible. I'm for separation of calories and...

I don't think meals have any business being deductible. I'm for separation of calories and...

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders,...

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders,...

For almost seventy years the life insurance industry has been a smug sacred cow feeding...

For almost seventy years the life insurance industry has been a smug sacred cow feeding...

President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the...

President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the...

People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans.

People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans.

John D. Rockefeller wanted to dominate oil, but Microsoft wants it all, you name it:...

John D. Rockefeller wanted to dominate oil, but Microsoft wants it all, you name it:...

Your best teacher is your last mistake.

Your best teacher is your last mistake.

This (George W. Bush's) administration is not sympathetic to corporations, it is indentured to corporations.

This (George W. Bush's) administration is not sympathetic to corporations, it is indentured to corporations.

Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.

Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.

Sanctions against polluters are feeble and out of date, and are rarely invoked.

Sanctions against polluters are feeble and out of date, and are rarely invoked.

Every time I see something terrible, it's like I see it at age 19. I...

Every time I see something terrible, it's like I see it at age 19. I...

The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their...

The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their...

Addiction should never be treated as a crime. It has to be treated as a...

Addiction should never be treated as a crime. It has to be treated as a...

The liberal intelligentsia has allowed its party to become a captive of corporate interests.

The liberal intelligentsia has allowed its party to become a captive of corporate interests.

We have in this country a federal government that increasingly is engaged in trying to...

We have in this country a federal government that increasingly is engaged in trying to...

When we give a subsidy, the benefits to the public ought to exceed the benefits...

When we give a subsidy, the benefits to the public ought to exceed the benefits...

What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians...

What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians...