Michael Moore quotes - page 4

Michael Moore is an American documentary filmmaker, author, and political activist, recognized for his provocative and often controversial works. His films, such as "Bowling for Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11," have sparked debates about gun violence, healthcare, and government policy. He continues to influence public discourse through his documentaries and outspoken advocacy. Here are 304 of his quotes:

Since 9/11, the Bush administration has used that tragic event as a justification to rip up our constitution and our civil liberties. And I honestly believe that one or two 9/11s, and martial law will be declared in our country and we're inching towards a police state.

Michael Moore

In America, we don't, in daily discourse, use the words 'capitalism' or 'socialism.' They've been kind of nonexistent words, I would say, amongst the general public.

Michael Moore

Now that I exist in the mainstream majority, I'm not really so controversial any more, am I? Not really news.

Michael Moore

I get called 'controversial' all the time.

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Openness, transparency - these are among the few weapons the citizenry has to protect itself from the powerful and the corrupt... and that is the best thing that WikiLeaks has done.

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Middle class jobs prevent crime and violence.

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Before there were unions, there was no middle class.

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Army Specialist Bradley Manning deserves a medal, not prison.

Michael Moore

I still believe the lessons I learned when I was raised in a Roman Catholic household. Like, it's harder for a rich man to get into Heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.

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I was taught from a very early age that it was probably the most American thing you can do is to question what's going on and to try to fix things that you see that aren't right. I believed that as a young person, and I believe that today.

Michael Moore

All of our political parties are bought and paid for by corporate America, Wall Street, and the wealthy interests. The Republican Party more so, but the Democrats take their share of the loot, too.

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We as Americans believe it's OK to kill people. We believe it's OK to invade a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. We think it's OK to invade a country where we think Osama Bin Laden is and he's in the other country. So we just go in and we just kill. And we have the death penalty; we sanction it.

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Every parent wants to do what's best for their child. Whatever I can afford, I'm going to get my kid the best education I can get.

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Halliburton is not a 'company' doing business in Iraq. It is a war profiteer, bilking millions from the pockets of average Americans. In past wars, they would have been arrested - or worse.

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You know we are flawed people, so if someone is going to make a movie about me, they don't have to make it up. My real flaws are much funnier.

Michael Moore

Clinton was a pretty good president for a Republican.

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Capitalism would have never let me be a filmmaker, living in Flint, Michigan with a high school education. I was going to have to make that happen myself.

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Transporting Americans is and should be one of the most important functions our government must address.

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'Zero Dark Thirty' is a disturbing, fantastically-made movie. It will make you hate torture.

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No one is entertained by economics.

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Politicians never keep all their promises.

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My employees, there's no deductible in your health care. No deductible, absolutely not. You get paid sick days, as many as you need, personal days.

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