Jeanne Shaheen Quotes

My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.

I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement.

I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person.

The first duty of an American citizen, then is that he shall work in politics.

Political involvement is more than a game.

We do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business; we say that he has no business here at all.

I admire young people who are concerned with the affairs of their community and nation perhaps because I also became involved in struggle whist I was still at school.

Since an early age I was taught to be very politically aware and knew from childhood that the process was something I wanted to contribute towards if I could.

I don't think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.

I really got to a point where I thought maybe I would want to be involved politically.

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.

I think we may be seeing the beginnings of a resurgence of civic-mindedness in this country. Hopefully the younger generations, which came out in record numbers during the last presidential election, will pass their enthusiasm on to their children.

On the show, we are not trying to get people to eat their vegetables; we are not trying to get people to become Democrats. We are basically trying to encourage people to get involved with public life so that politics isn't left to the wealthy and privileged.

Freedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that 'Oh, I don't get involved in politics,' as if that makes someone cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable.

I started out as a 16 year old registering people to vote.

Like a lot of people, I'm interested in public service and want to do as much as I can to change the direction of this country and will give some consideration to that after midterm elections.

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.

Well, I couldn't do the day-to-day stuff of being a politician or anything, but I just think everybody should have an opinion and everybody should vote, and that's what we're built on.

You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your time.

I think everybody who has a brain should get involved in politics. Working within. Not criticizing it from the outside. Become an active participant, no matter how feeble you think the effort is.

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues ….

The work of being a citizen is hard and annoying, but it can pay off.

Politics - when it's not cynical, it can be a creation.

People always said you shouldn't get in politics and talk about politics. But I believe the politics are all around us.

I'm obviously not a politician, nor do I have the desire to be one, but I'm a conscious citizen.