Jan Brewer Quotes

No citizen is apolitical; as a citizen, by definition, has to take interest in public affairs.

Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.

We enter parliament in order to supply ourselves, in the arsenal of democracy, with its own weapons…. If democracy is so stupid as to give us free tickets and salaries for this … work, that is its affair.

Somebody is going to be making the laws for this entire country. It could be you. Will it be you?

I've always felt like in a democracy - this is how I was raised - that as a citizen, it's your duty to work hard for the agenda of the country.

No matter where you stand politically - even if you're unsure of what your political ideology is - it is important to take part in the process of shaping our government.

My primary motivation for running for the 9th Congressional District is that I strongly believe that one of the hallmarks of the American democracy is a representative form of democracy.

It's not really the job of a public servant to inspire, but to get the job that the people demand done. The Democrats think that if they have hope and are inspired, things will get better, but they actually won't.

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power.

People in Oklahoma don't wake up every morning wondering what the government is going to do for them.

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.

I don't think that voters should be fixated on public policy. In a healthy republic, they wouldn't have to worry every waking hour about what their government is doing.

The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democracy. I am humbled by the prospect of being one its charter members.

Every cook or every laborer cannot govern the state.

I’m an elected official so I can talk at any time or any place, light or dark.

A government as good as the people.

Senators here were elected to the Senate and not to the caucus ... great questions of this sort should be debated in public and decided in public.

Public participation in the process of government is the essence of democracy.

I trust the American People more than American Institutions.

When I grow up I’m going to change the government.

I wish twenty-four hours, a good night's sleep and a day spent in the open air could always elapse before any government officials take action on matters of grave importance.

Until it’s a government worth supporting, I don’t think we should support it.

We can build a better, more representative democracy through technology and ensure what Abraham Lincoln called the last, best hope for Earth will endure past the 21st Century.

We have a lot of thoughtful people in the U.S. Senate.

I think it's the height of patriotism to continue to exercise your right as a citizen and to hold your government to account. Isn't that what the very essence of democracy is about?