Elissa Slotkin Quotes

The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.

In a true democracy is the cure for most of our social and political ills, but a few of them must remain to keep us going.

In a democracy citizens are entitled to know what is in store for them before they vote.

In a democracy, if the people don’t vote, the policies are made by others….The major decisions of our society are going to be made by our elected officials, like it or not.

If you can't put your values into your vote, we don't have a democracy.

I firmly believe the way forward for our nation is to have a robust democracy.

I'm not pro-government at all, I'm pro-people.

We think that democracy can change a lot of things, but we're being fooled, because democracy is not the election. We've been taught that democracy is having elections. And it isn't. Elections are the most horrendous aspect of democracy. It's the most mundane, trivial, disappointing, dirty aspect.

I do think that we are facing a crisis in our democracy. As true patriots, each and every one of us has to speak up, speak out, and change those in charge. Our democracy depends upon it.

You need a certain standard of literacy, moral and ethical values, to be able to run a one man, one vote system.

Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.

Anyone who wants to be part of the political process should adopt values that are compatible with democracy.

What we are doing in fact is recovering and progressing and sustaining the recovery of our democracy.

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

We need to find a way to empower citizens to make governments take notice.

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion.

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

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

We, as citizens, are the true owners of government.

Mexico has proven by now that it's a strong electoral democracy. Now we have to build a democracy that produces better results; if not, then you get a democracy of disenchantment.

The citizens must be certain that the governor is attending to the duties for which he was elected.

I still have a great deal of faith in our political system and a great deal of faith in the American people and voter.

Democracy is not about making speeches. It is about making committees work.

Democracy is more than a ballot box.

A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent.