John F. Kennedy Jr. Quotes

Democracy is interactive... It's a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.

I ask you to find your voice and use it not only to choose your elected officials but to shape the issues that will shape our lives.

If you're trying to talk about public issues and politics and showcase it in a positive, different way, I think people like the idea.

I wanted to better inform the world.

I try to address my audiences intelligently. The man in the street counts, but sometimes he forgets that he counts.

Musicians are, by and large, not the most politically savvy crew.

Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force of sound and disinterested public opinion.

Young people need to vote. They need to get out there. Every vote counts. Educate yourself too. Don't just vote. Know what you're voting for, and stand by that.

The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone - whoever they are, whatever their educational background, whatever their age or their needs - is welcome.

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

Yahoo! is dedicated to promoting community awareness through outreach, education and information access.

You know, President Obama feels very strongly that the government has a responsibility to engage with the American people, as well as with the world community.

Caring about policy is important - people in washington forget.

You have not fully expressed your power as a voter until you have scientific literacy in topics that matter for future political issues.

Educate yourself, take the time to find out what is in a bill and how it will effect everything, and not just how it effects you in the short term, but what the long term consequences of a bill, law or legislations will have an everyone and every community, altimetry effecting you!

I think politics is important. It's how we run our society. I think it should be natural to have an interest in the subject, and I almost don't understand why some people don't.

Whatever we do in government, teaches.

My duty is to raise the consciousness of the American people.

How can we decide matters of public policy when we cannot understand them?

For America to work, Americans have to participate. If they don’t pay attention, they’re going to get screwed.

Politics is not a game. It exists to resolve the largest questions of the society.

We cannot safely leave politics to politicians, or political economy to college professors.

A popular government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy; or perhaps both ... And a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power that knowledge gives.

The public interest is not defined as what is interesting to the public.

I do not consider that letters written to public men on matters affecting the public interest and threatening the public welfare are private letters.