Darryl Glenn Quotes

But as important as the job to be done by government in the neighborhoods, the people must also be involved.

Though government has an important role to play in meeting the many challenges that remain before us, we are coming to understand that no organization, including government, will fully succeed without the active participation of each of us. Volunteers are vital to enabling this country to live up to the true promise of its heritage

The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals.

What we have ignored is what citizens can do and the importance of real involvement of the people involved - versus just having somebody in Washington make a rule.

I want to help find opportunities for people to become active participants in their communities.

I do feel, in a sense, the rules of engagement for citizenship has changed, and we must encourage other people to speak up and to take action.

I liked the give-and-take of a policy discussion in the community, with citizens. I didn't know that even took place, frankly, but I never dreamed it would be an enjoyable thing to do.

In Sacramento you simply had to think about what the law ought to be and leave it to someone else to implement. In San Francisco, you hear about it the next day.

I want Americans to realize that we are the owners of this country, and that one person can make a difference.

One of my philosophies is that citizens are the mayor... so we have citizens play an integral role in making policies and implementing them.

We want councillors and MPs to be more closely involved in housing issues because this will help to strengthen local democracy and accountability.

Be an active participant in your community and country. Every small gesture makes up the big gestures. Resist, rinse, repeat.

This is essential that we have a resurgence in democratic participation. And I don't mean big-D Democrat, I mean small-D democrat. I mean getting involved in your neighborhood, your community. This is no time to say, "I'm not into politics." This is a time to go headlong into the welfare of this nation.

I believe that one of the most important things to learn in life is that you can make a difference in your community no matter who you are or where you live.

I think it's very important for everyone in America to realize right now the state of our country, not just on this issue but on a lot of issues, that it is time to get active again. People have just sat back and just sort of said, oh, let somebody else do it for a long time, and we're seeing what's happening to the country, even freedom of speech. It's not going well. So I think this is a real opportunity for people to see, yes, if you do get out and you do get active, there are other people there. You just have to seek them out.

Democracy works when people claim it as their own

The era of big government is over, but the era of big challenge is not. We need an era of big citizenship. There are many important people at this summit, but the most important title is 'citizen.' This is our republic. Let us keep it!

I always say there's no ticket of admission for active citizenship. Anybody can get through that gate, and anybody can ask that basic question that gets the ball rolling.

What we have ignored is what citizens can do and the importance of real involvement of the people versus just having somebody in Washington make a rule.

As citizens, we all have an obligation to intervene and become involved - it's the citizen who changes things.

'Unlikely Brothers' talks about the importance of citizen action and shows why and how we can make a difference.

Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people.

The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home.

The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.

Free people make the only milieu possible in society for the full gift of one's self to church, state, and family. Free people enjoy and sustain and feel with one another because they live for one another. The paths of life are intermingled lives.