“If a state should pass laws forbidding its citizens to become wise and holy, it would be made a byword for all time. But this, in effect, is what our commercial, social, and political systems do. They compel the sacrifice of mental and moral power to money and dissipation.” IfsShouldMadeStatesWould BeLawPoliticalSocialMoralWiseSacrificeEffectsCitizensHolyAll TimePolitical SystemsDissipation Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion
“The real need of the day is moral and spiritual rearmament. God's Living Spirit can transcend conflicting political systems, can reconcile order and freedom, can rekindle true patriotism, can unite all citizens in the service of the nation, and all nations in the service of mankind.” NeedsRealSpiritualPoliticalSpiritOrderNationsMoralMankindCitizensReconcilePolitical SystemsTrue Patriotism Author:Stanley Baldwin
“A political system seeking to function amongst ignorant, illiterate and barbaric people could have marvelous principles but could only succeed in being ignorant, illiterate and barbaric unless one addressed the people one by one and cured the ignorance, illiteracy and barbarism of each citizen.” PeoplePoliticalPrinciplesIgnoranceCitizensSucceedFunctionSeekingIgnorantMarvelousPolitical SystemsBarbarismIlliterateIlliteracyBarbaricBeing Ignorant Author:L. Ron Hubbard
“The enactment of the Homestead Act would create the strongest tie between the citizen and the Government-he would with cheerfulness contribute his proportionable part of the taxes to defray the expenses of the political system under which he lived.” WisdomGovernmentPoliticalPoliticsEconomyCitizensTaxesTiesLiberalismExpensesStrongestCheerfulnessPolitical SystemsHomestead Act Author:Andrew Johnson
“I trust the political system to be what it is. It's a structure to keep the country running, a boat to get us [citizens] from one side to the other, and it has the country's best interests at heart. Not the people's.” PeopleHeartCountryRunningPoliticalSidesInterestCitizensStructureBoatPolitical SystemsBest Interests At Heart Author:Erykah Badu
“The role of campaign contributions in our political system and the role of lobbyists have now reached levels that are quite unhealthy for the operations of our democracy. But the antidote, as in past eras of lobbyist excess, is for more involvement by citizens to build pressure on members of the House and Senate to serve the public interest.” PastPoliticalHouseInterestLevelsRolesDemocracyCitizensMembersPressureCampaignsErasOperationsContributionExcessSenateInvolvementAntidoteUnhealthyPolitical SystemsPublic InterestLobbyistsCampaign Contributions Author:Al Gore
“Obviously, our political system is profoundly corrupted by, among other things, the influence of money. But, at a deeper level, the current structure is flawed because it looks to citizens for only two things - votes and money. I don't think we will see any healing until citizens are viewed in a whole new way.” ThinkingWayLooksTwoWholePoliticalLevelsHealingInfluenceCitizensVoteStructureCurrentsDeeperTwo ThingsNew WaysFlawedPolitical Systems Author:Marianne Williamson
“Politically, as a result of Citizens United, billionaires are now able to spend as much money as they want on campaigns, which means that you have a political system which is heavily dominated by corporations and wealthy individuals.” WantMeanAblePoliticalIndividualUnitedResultsCitizensCampaignsCorporationsWealthyBillionairePolitical SystemsCitizens United Author:Bernie Sanders
“We need to take a close look at the relationship between the economic system of Capitalism and the political system of Democracy. A democracy with high concentrations of private wealth buys votes and interferes with the ability of Capitalism to perform well. It is no longer one citizen, one vote.” NeedsWellsLooksPoliticalWealthAbilityDemocracyEconomicCitizensCapitalismVoteConcentrationInterferePolitical SystemsEconomic Systems Author:Philip Kotler
“I think with the advent of Reagan, and subsequently, both parties, there's been a strong move towards the advantage given to the richer people, in taxation and grants and supplements and things of that kind. Primarily exacerbated more recently by the Supreme Court's stupid ruling on Citizens United, and now there's a massive flood of money into the political system that I think has subverted the essence of a moral and ethical standard that used to permeate American democracy. Now it's not an admirable process. I think we've gone backwards.” PeopleThinkingKindMovingPoliticalUsedStrongGivenProcessUnitedPartyMoralGoneDemocracyStupidCitizensStandardsAdvantageEssenceCourtSupremeMassiveGrantsEthicalFloodSupreme CourtBackwardsTaxationRulingAdmirablePolitical SystemsSupplementsAdventAmerican DemocracyCitizens UnitedEthical Standards Author:Jimmy Carter