Susana Martinez Quotes

Canadians want to elect good people to be their voice in Ottawa.

If you don't have a democracy in which most people feel engaged, you don't have a democracy very long.

Our democracy is only as good as the people who are willing to step up and run for office.

I think the people that we hire in government should be just as diverse as the communities we represent.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone.'

I want to make democracy work not only for the rich and the well connected but for everyone.

Texas has a lot of challenges, but if I choose to run I will talk about opening democracy to mainstream Texans and not just to a closed circle of entrenched ideologues.

You must make sure that the majority of the people are not marginalized.

There is no doubt a president has to govern for everyone.

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.

Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents.

I ran for Congress because I want to help change the way we do business in Washington, D.C.

If we are to build grassroots respect for the institutions and processes that constitute democracy, the state must treat its citizens as real citizens rather than as subjects.

The time has come for justice at the ballot box, and justice in the courts, and justice in the legislative halls, and justice in the governor's office.

Every member in Congress has a seat, and they deserve a seat at the table.

Having elected a government, we will be best advised to let it govern and to let it speak for us as it will in the councils of the nations.

The court that serves America should reflect America.

There is nothing wrong with this country that a good election can’t fix.

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.

We don’t trust government, but we need government….Government didn’t land here from Mars. We elected them.

... we, the people, elect leaders not to rule but to serve.

Our democracy relies on participation, and we've never done better by excluding folks.

As Republicans try to trample on our most sacred freedoms, Democrats will do everything we can to end discrimination and protect the one right that preserves all others - the right to vote.

We have a responsibility as elected officials to do good public policy in the best interest of all the people.