Frances Hesselbein Quotes

People should look at the government as 'us,' not as 'them' and not in terror.

Hillary Clinton is the problem; she is not the solution to Donald Trump. We are the solution. We are the ones we've been waiting for. This is our moment. Together, we do have the power to create an America and a world that works for all of us.

Regardless of who is elected president in 2016, we all still live together. Each of us has a different role to play, but we all have to hold the collective space for movement-building together. It's the only way we move forward.

Collective action remains the best way of renewing the march towards the great trinity of liberty, equality, and solidarity.

Democracy as a promise means that society can never be just enough and that the self-reflection and struggles that enable all members of the community to participate in the decisions and institutions that shape their lives must be continually debated, safeguarded, and preserved at all costs.

In order for critical pedagogy, dialogue, and thought to have real effects, they must advocate the message that all citizens, old and young, are equally entitled, if not equally empowered, to shape the society in which they live.

Solidarity is the basis of my politics.

Earlier pluralist societies destroyed themselves because no one took care of the common good. They abounded in communities but could not sustain community, let alone create it.

I think that there is not any group of people in this country who do not believe that they should be a part of the process.

My vision for a better Rhode Island starts with a simple idea - we are all in this together.

Public conversations about who we are and who we want to be are key to the vitality of our democracy, and leaders can seed those conversations when they speak out their own views.

Part of the role that I am fulfilling as Governor General is to highlight what communities can do together.

Not less, but more democracy - that is the demand, that is the great goal that we have to prescribe for ourselves, and especially for our youth.

You've got to stop dividing yourselves. You got to organize.

When it all boils down, it's about embracing each others' stories and maybe even finding that synergy to collaborate for the common good.

When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges of the future.

The work of community, love, reconciliation, restoration is the work we cannot leave up to politicians. This is the work we are all called to do.

It's really important to be active in your community, whatever community that is... find allies and find people who you relate to and who make you stronger as a group.

There are always a few who stand up in times of communal madness and have the courage to say that what unites us is greater than what divides us.

Political civility is not about being polite to each other. It's about reclaiming the power of 'We the People' to come together, debate the common good and call American democracy back to its highest values amid our differences.

One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.

I believe that voting is the first act of building a community as well as building a country.

America is a great country. We are so wealthy. But our one remaining challenge is to fulfill the potential of all our people. And the only way we can do that is to try to bring everybody together to a higher place.

What are the American ideals? They are the development of the individual for his own and the common good; the development of the individual through liberty; and the attainment of the common good through democracy and social justice.

You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can't succeed without your help.