Ralph Nader quotes - page 2

Ralph Nader is an American political activist, author, and lawyer, widely recognized for his work in consumer protection and environmentalism. His efforts were instrumental in shaping modern automobile safety laws and advocating for citizens' rights. He continues to be a prominent voice for social justice and public interest issues. Here are 83 of his quotes:

[W]henever there have been periods when enough of the country organizes and resists, we see movements of people and communities breaking through power. Progress is made. Rights are won. Education and literacy increase. Oppression is diminished. (Ralph Nader)
It first starts with an intrepid rat... that goes up to the toilet bowl of the Speaker, just as he's sitting down to do his business... Some readers who couldn't get past the first few pages... called it disgusting and upsetting, and I said, "Well, you're describing the behavior of Congress..." View quote
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[A] phony standard... from Medieval England... says that you are thrown out of court if you don't have a specific interest... that usually now means an economic interest... a corporation that might lose sales, for example. View quote
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Like knowing hostages, the AFL-CIO and its unions march in tandem to endorse the Democratic presidential nominees early in the primary season. They have given up their capacity for negotiation, so frightened are they of the Republicans. Meanwhile, the rank-and-file workers suffer their dwindling status in silence. View quote
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Politics does not bother corporate power. Whoever wins, they win. Both parties represent Wall Street over Main Street. Wall Street is embedded in the federal government. View quote
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Half of democracy is about just showing up. View quote
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[E]stablish a public national complaint-handling system using the Internet to help consumers, taxpayers, and workers... It will also be a good way for policy makers to detect patterns. Patterns lead to deterrence... View quote
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People are being pushed around, disrespected, defrauded, injured, and given the runaround by arrogant corporate bureaucrats using nameless, robotic, and tyrannical "fine print" contract barricades. View quote
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A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done. View quote
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For almost seventy years the life insurance industry has been a smug sacred cow feeding the public a steady line of sacred bull. View quote
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There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship. (Ralph Nader)
This country has far more problems than it deserves and far more solutions than it applies. View quote
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Like sex in Victorian England, the reality of Big Business today is our big dirty secret. View quote
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Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I. View quote
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The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers. View quote
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The liberal intelligentsia has allowed its party to become a captive of corporate interests. View quote
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Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy. View quote
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Power has to be insecure to be responsive. View quote
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People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans. View quote
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President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the people and now he demands that government wrap itself around the waists of the people. View quote
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The networks are not some chicken-coop manufacturing lobby whose calls nobody returns. (Ralph Nader)
Every time I see something terrible, it's like I see it at age 19. I keep a freshness that way. View quote
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No presidential candidate should visit Las Vegas without condemning organized gambling. View quote
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This could be the most serious event in American political history. Because you're no longer dealing with a rural government where most of the the workers were postmen, like in the nineteenth century. You're dealing with an unstable personality who takes everything personally in terms of a bruised ego, has stated again and again that he'll lash back even if he has to get up at 3 A. M. and twitter about an overweight former Miss Universe ... and he's got his finger on the nuclear trigger, or on drones, or on, you know, aircraft carriers. View quote
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...the Democrats know that no matter how many GATTs, NAFTAs, empty OSHAs, and other betrayals...they heap on those labor leaders, they can be had because, once again, the Republicans are deemed worse. View quote
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Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wickenden/ Don LaVange, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Lawyer
Born: February 27, 1934
Quotes count: 83
Wikipedia: Ralph Nader

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