Quote by Ralph Nader
The democracy gap in our politics and elections spells a deep sens

The democracy gap in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the least worst every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the least worst gets worse. – Ralph Nader

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Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and their future employers. The money of vested interest nullifies genuine voter choice and trust. – Ralph Nader

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Future
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Young wives are the leading asset of corporate power. They want the suburbs, a house, a settled life, and respectability. They want society to see that they have exchanged themselves for something of value. – Ralph Nader

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The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics – just as inequality has been a permanent part of our economic system. This is true of virtually all political and economic systems. – Eric Alterman

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The revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters. – Fidel Castro

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We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement. – William Howard Taft

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A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader. – Harry S. Truman

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English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in a way that is conducive to action. – Marilyn Butler

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Genius aint anything more than elegant common sense. – Josh Billings

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Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. – Alexander Graham Bell

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