Nick Clegg Quotes

People are sick of the political system and the players in the system - BJP, Congress, Akalis. They want a good alternative and those who can deliver.

The Watergate reforms did work well for many years, and if improved and broadened, these reforms can have real and major impact on the system today.

I am totally in favour of reform - but it must be reform that changes the nature of British politics, not simply the makeup or operation of parliament.

We need citizens willing to make Congress accountable for the travesty which passes for government today.

Cleaning up the mess in Washington is gonna take a whole lot of Iowa common sense.

Donald Trump is a breath of fresh air in the nation where the political establishment from both parties has betrayed their constituencies time and time again.

Nancy Pelosi said that when it comes to cleaning up government, the Democrats have drained the swamp. The only problem with that is what's left after you drain the swamp: snakes everywhere.

I'm trying to avail myself of the various technologies to get the message that Washington needs to be cleaned up, that the system that's in place is not what's beneficial in the country.

I don't think people maybe think that the government does tell them the truth. I think they expect politicians who are going to tell them one thing and then when they get in office do something else.

The reform of government needs to continue.

What is true is that if we do not change the culture of Washington, D.C., the United States of America will cease.

Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I refer to term limitations, which can serve ends beyond that of saving congressional souls.

I love the Restoration. It's a bit like coming out of the John Major era into the optimism of Tony Blair.

I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.

Therefore, until the day I die, I am going to do what I can, regardless of the cost to me, to try to stop this awful corruption that is destroying our beloved democracy.

It's time to replace career politicians with citizen's politicians. It's time to elect people who are going to stand up to the Washington elite and stand up to a White House and Congress hell-bent on ramming socialism down our throat.

People are fed up with the career politicians who created this mess or failed to prevent it and neither was acceptable, and the only way we could change that was by sending a different type of person to Washington.

It is more important for Labour to raise the reputation of politics than for the Tories, who are only in politics for the money.

The Liberal Democrat Party and the Conservative Party come at things very differently when it comes to Europe. When it comes to political reform, we have a much greater tradition in the Liberal Democrats of social justice and fairness than the Conservatives do.

One of the ways to make sure policies are more transparent and to help restore people's confidence in politicians... is to ensure renewal at the highest level of office.

We need reform. We need more transparency between those who lobby us and ourselves in the Congress.

History shows that more democracy is not a magic pill that will make institutionalized corruption will go away.

We need clean candidates. Party A puts up a candidate and he is terribly corrupt. Party B puts up a candidate who is even more corrupt. There is no choice. So I have the Clean Candidate Campaign.

The only way to have clean politics is to pay party district and city leaders as business executives.

There is nothing more frightening to a political satirist than an honest administration.