Karren Brady Quotes

But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of duty to participate in the process in some way other than just blindly getting behind a political party.

I believe that everyone should participate in democracy and enjoy doing it.

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.

The democratic process is only as great as the people who participate in it.

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.

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

Influence elected government officials, don't just elect them. Your right is to govern yourselves, not just to choose your governors.

Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.

Citizens are refined, cultivated, and very political. I believe in the legitimacy of their participation.

The fundamentalist call has resonance because it invited men to participate… in contrast to a political culture that reduces citizens to spectators and asked them to leave things to their rulers.

The very right to vote imposes on me the duty to instruct myself in public affairs however little influence my voice may have in them.

Our constitutional democracy demands our participation, not just every four years, but all the time.

Democracy is not a spectator sport. It is a difficult, hard, full-contact, participatory endeavor.

If you sit back and simply allow your country to be, it is highly unlikely to be the kind of country you want. You have to be active.

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

Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance.

Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

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.

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.

I feel a real responsibility to my community and so right now there has been this bizarre myth in our community how our vote doesn't count. I'm trying to get out there and re-educate on how the government works and break that myth and talk about the importance of being involved.

The value of government to the people it serves is in direct relationship to the interest citizens themselves display in the affairs of state.

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

I always preach that you have to be active as a citizen no matter what, and some people just voting as an excuse not to do anything.