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Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader, born on February 27, 1934, is an American consumer rights activist. He is renowned for his advocacy on consumer protection, particularly in areas such as automotive safety, drug safety, and food hygiene. Nader's activities and publications have prompted the enactment of numerous consumer protection laws. more

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“The main characteristic of collectivism is that it does not take notice of the individual's will and moral self-determination. In the light of its philosophy the individual is born into a collective and it is "natural" and proper for him to behave as members of this collective are expected to behave. Expected by whom? Of course, by those individuals to whom, by the mysterious decrees of some mysterious agency, the task of determining the collective will and directing the actions of the collective has been entrusted.”

“The most successful educational approach to the Negro is throgh a religious appeal. We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population, and the Minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members.”

“I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.”