“Public opinion, though slow as lava, in the end forces governments towards more sanity, more justice. My heroes and heroines are all private citizens.” EndsGovernmentForceJusticeOpinionHeroCitizensSanityPublic OpinionMy HeroHeroinesLavaHeroes And Heroines Book:The View From The Ground Source: The View From The Ground
“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
“Our union rests upon public opinion, and can never be cemented by the blood of its citizens shed in civil war.” WarOpinionHistoryBloodCitizensUnionsCivil WarShedPublic Opinion Book:State of the Union Addresses Source: State of the Union Addresses
“The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was doing work on the ground. I think the important thing is that my candidacy was born from citizens themselves, driven by the people and which the parties picked up favourably.” PeopleThinkingImportantBornPartyOpinionPossibilityCitizensImportant ThingsAffectionDrivenPresidentialPublic OpinionPollsOpinion PollsCandidacy Author:Michelle Bachelet
“The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are not a compliment to his intelligence, but an imposition on his good nature and an insult to his sense of evidence.” OpinionCitizensEvidenceAppealsInsultComplimentPublic OpinionLoanComebackPartisansImpositionGood Nature Book:Public Opinion Source: Public Opinion
“I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way, he doesn't have to be an elected public servant to perform a public service.” IfsWayBelieveAbleHouseI BelieveOpinionCitizensServantPublic OpinionConstructivePublic ServicePublic ServantsBeatty Author:Warren Beatty