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
Obviously, the answer to oil spills is to paper-train the tankers. – Ralph Nader
A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done. – Ralph Nader
A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity. – Ralph Nader
If Greece had gone through a very normal political life, I may have not been in politics. But just the fact that I lived through huge upheavals and very difficult struggles and polarization and the barbarism of dictatorships – that made me feel that we had to change this country. – George Papandreou