“What is called “apathy” is, I believe, a feeling of helplessness on the part of the ordinary citizen, a feeling of impotence in the face of enormous power. It’s not that people are apathetic; they do care about what is going on, but don’t know what to do about it, so they do nothing, and appear to be indifferent.” PeopleKnowsBelieveFeelingsCareFacesI BelieveCitizensOrdinaryEnormousApathyIndifferentHelplessnessImpotenceApatheticOrdinary Citizens Author:Howard Zinn
“the apathy and inattention of the average citizen is beyond comprehension.” PoliticsCitizensAverageApathyComprehensionInattention Author:Abigail McCarthy
“Democracy, finally, rests on a higher power than Parliament. It rests on an informed and cultivated and alert public opinion. The Members of Parliament are only representatives of the citizens. They cannot represent apathy and indifference. They can play the part allotted to them only if they represent intelligence and public spiritness.” IfsPlayOpinionDemocracyHigherCitizensMembersIndifferenceApathyRepresentativesParliamentPublic OpinionHigher PowerMembers Of Parliament Author:Eric Williams
“The extremely low respect Congress enjoys among the population indicates that the citizens understand broadly what's going on. But the lack of a realistic political reform path leads to apathy and the kind of mindless frustration that manifests itself in the Tea Party-style hatred of any and all government.” KindGovernmentPoliticalEnjoyPartyPathStyleCitizensLowsHatredCongressPopulationReformTeaFrustrationRealisticApathyTea PartyMindlessPolitical Reform Author:Thomas Pogge
“The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.” WisdomPoliticsEconomyDemocracyDangerousCitizensTyrannyWelfareLiberalismApathyOligarchyLiberty And JusticePublic WelfareIndifference And Apathy Author:Baron de Montesquieu
“Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right.” GovernmentMightFatherCitizensEmpathyAssumingCriticsActiveExpectedApathyFoundingSerfs Author:Joseph Sobran
“Government is at its worst when you have apathy from its citizens.” GovernmentWorstCitizensApathy Author:Jesse Ventura