Matteo Salvini Quotes

This is the core claim of populism. Only some of the people are really the people.

Without the political parties and the volunteering work of their members day in, day out, we would have a very different sort of politics and society.

Working people vote!

I'm not politically committed at all in the popular sense; that is, to any party. I'm committed to whatever's best for the normal working person. I'm not a great fan of politics.

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.

All power lays in the people!

In essence, populism is an illiberal democratic response to decades to decades of undemocratic liberal policies.

The problem is never the populist’s imperfect capacity to represent the people’s will; rather, it’s always the institutions that somehow produced the wrong outcomes. So even if they look properly democratic, there must be something going on behind the scenes that allows corrupt elites to continue to betray the people. Conspiracy theories are thus not a curious addition to populist rhetoric; they are rooted in and emerge from the very logic of populism itself.

The Corbynista brand of politics representing metropolitan, middle class, pro-open border values is far removed from millions of Labour voters, especially those who voted Leave in the referendum.

I've had the honour of being elected as a Labour councillor, MP and mayor, thanks to the hard work of Labour members, and I believe that the will of our membership should be respected.

If populism means reducing the gap between the people and the elite, giving sovereignty - the fullness of sovereignty - back to the people, and making the job of representation really adhere to the protection of the interests represented, we embrace the title of populists.

I want to be part of something that can offer British people something to vote for.

What's going on for half the country? Who's lost out? The victims of elitist agenda; standing up for them, being a voice for them. That's the idea behind positive populism, that's what drives the content.

As a Donald Trump supporter, the battle to elevate the will of the people above that of the establishment is one with which I empathize.

I want people to feel like they have access to Congress, that they have access to government.

Populism, literally, means speaking for 'the people.' In practice it means demagoguery.

I'm so proud of being a populist!

It's a very beautiful word, populism. I'm proud to be a populist.

My job is to make the case that I'll do the best job possible representing the people of Georgia's Sixth District, and what they want is representation that's focused on them and not this national partisan political circus.

No matter where we go in the state, I hear from Mainers that they are ready for someone to stand up for them in Washington.

When they speak about 'We the people...,' we the people have to have a voice. It can't just be the establishment voice.

The word 'populism' was everywhere in 2016. Political leaders claiming to speak for the people have achieved significant victories in Europe, Asia, and, with the election of Donald Trump, the United States.

It's our duty in Congress to bring the voices of our communities to Washington.

At the federal level, as a member of Congress, you have one vote out of 435, and in the Senate, it's one out of 100. So, the ability to get some stuff done exists as a much larger opportunity at a local level than in the federal government.

I'm not a green like most Democrats would be. I have a blue-collar district.