Jesse Ventura Quotes

There are a lot of ways to serve, and being president is not the only one, and I would hope that someone else would run.

I have just come out of an electoral experience with the people of my country in which I invited them to join me in a partnership for governance.

I never had asked, and never should ask, the vote of any person for any office.

I think it's a part of being a citizen in a country, to know what is going on and to have a say in how they want their country being run. You know, that's a part of the privilege of democracy.

Improved turnout will give parliament and government the appearance of being more legitimate.

I come from election, I come from the people. I owe gratitude to our people. I do everything for the good of the country and the people.

And in Canada we, you know, it costs us three or $400 million to have an election. You know, it's always been my position that we shouldn't complain about that; that's the price of admission for a living in a great democracy.

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.

There is so much that can be done, you see, the assembly is about improving our democracy.

It's nice to have a lot of people in the field. Independent, third party, Libertarian, Reform and other party candidates can do what they want to do. I welcome them to the race.

I feel it's a person's duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives.

People are voting for the kind of country they want to live in, and there are different views about what kind of country we should have.

Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news for democracy in this country.

Events in America show the extent to which democracy there is fuelled by populism - Barack Obama's victory is a manifestation not of Washington's need for change, but of America's. That is not how democracy works in England.

I'm not running for president.

Discussion is the bedrock of American democracy.

Democracy doesn't mean electing a dictator every five years.

Elections alone will never be enough to ensure good governance.

It is rotation in office that will perpetuate our liberty.

There is nothing wrong with this country that a good election can’t fix.

Democracy is not a result. Democracy is a process.

Every single election in every country has a component of a referendum in it.

The most important thing is to tell people to go out and vote.

You've got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That's it; that's the way we move forward. That's how we make progress for ourselves and for our country.

I don't want to tell anybody who to vote for; I'd rather people just do their homework and make sure they vote for the person that they feel like is best to run our country.