Michael Moore Quotes

You can't afford to hate politics. The politics of this country is democracy. Democracy is by the people, of the people and for the people. The day people stop taking active part in the politics of this country, democracy will not survive.

Our democracy if self-cleansing. If you don't like it, be a candidate, or support a candidate.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

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

I loved campaigning for Obama.

The popular will cannot be taken for granted, it must be created.

We can support President Barack Obama, because he supports us. We can support Barack Obama, because he shares our values and our vision.

The Latin root of the word 'politics' means 'of the people.' Politics is about something bigger than electoral politics; in that sense, I feel like I'm already involved.

In a democracy, in a functioning democracy, what would be happening is that popular organizations, unions, political groupings, others would be developing their programs, putting them forth, insisting that their representatives implement those programs.

The rise of civic society is not a negation of politics, but marks an opportunity for the involvement of the people.

I think that's what we don't understand as human beings is this is America. It's a democracy. Once we get whoever we want into the White House, even the person we want to get in the White House doesn't get in the White House. We have every right to not only criticize that person but demand that person does what it is we need to get done. That just happens with us mobilizing and us using our voices to talk to the mayors, the governors and the presidents.

Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing.

By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions.

Democracy is not a spectator sport, it's a participatory event. If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy.

I am not a politician. I am not in politics. I'm just a citizen.

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.

And in Canada we, you know, it costs us three or $400 million to have an election. You know, it's always been my position that we shouldn't complain about that; that's the price of admission for a living in a great democracy.

Politics is a good thing!

I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.

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

Politics is not perfect but it's the best available nonviolent means of changing how we live.

Everybody has a say, everybody has a voice, because everyone that comes to the House had about 750,000 people they're representing. And you want those voices heard.

I am aware that one should always make room for renewal in politics. A democracy is the healthier for the turnover of the depth of talent there is in its community.

Pretty much all I say politically is I encourage people to register to vote.

To make democracy work, we must be a notion of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.