Robert Peel Quotes

The only force at the disposal of democracy is that of public opinion.

… the irresistible power of concentrated public opinion

Public opinion is the most potent monarch this world knows.

… the most powerful weapon that we have our command to-day is public opinion. Statesmen quail before it and it could move mountains!

No usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion.

I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.

I believe that the will of the people is resolved by a strong leadership. Even in a democratic society, events depend on a strong leadership with a strong power of persuasion, and not on the opinion of the masses.

Governments are moved by numbers, and the greater the number of people who admit that they believe, the greater the likelihood that the secret - if there is one being kept - will be revealed.

I have popular support.

In a democracy, when you get 20 million people in the street, you resign.

It is not important what Rahul Gandhi thinks, its important what a billion Indians think.

Public opinion is stronger than the legislature, and nearly as strong as the ten commandments.

When voting on the confirmation of a presidential appointee, always vote no, because if he or she is confirmed, it won't be long before your vote is proved politically correct.

The power and influence of public opinion has increased, and the driving force of the nosiest elements of public opinion tends in excited times to consist, not of majorities, but of minorities.

Towering over Presidents and State Governors, over Congress and State Legislatures, over conventions and the vast machinery of party, public opinion stands out in the United States, as the great source of Power.

When it comes to listening to my constituents or to the governor's staff, who are more interested in their pet projects and their government cars, I'll vote for my constituents every time.

What the multitude says is so, or soon will be.

With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.

Mass opinion has acquired mounting power in this century. It has shown itself to be a dangerous master of decisions when the stakes are life and death.

Public opinion has become the public law

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed. Consequently he who moulds public sentiment, goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or pronounces decisions. He makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to be executed.

The success of our popular government rests wholly upon the correct interpretation of the deliberate, intelligent, dependable popular will of America.

Political authorities should lead the way and not lag behind [public opinion].

Politicians around the world are very different, but they all have one thing in common: The first thing they respond to is public opinion.

You have to be ready for anything. It's a good reminder about democracy. Voters can tell you to carry on, or chuck you out. You've got to be ready for both.