Karen Hughes Quotes

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

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

While not all politicians are statesmen, all statesmen are politicians.

American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the most ignorant part of society.

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.

I didn’t understand. In a democracy, the people have to be entertained.

I have enormous respect for people who do run for office.

If you believe in democracy, than you can't trash it by being cynical about the people who do democracy: the politicians.

I'm intrigued by being in public office.

We shouldn't leave the work of politics to people who run for public office.

At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.

When politics is interesting, people go vote.

I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.

I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races, two for President, two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve, and I'm enjoying them.

Public service is a noble career. You can’t do it unless you get out there and run…. You can make a difference if you are elected.

The people's government has come to be less and less the people's business.

When somebody contributes to a campaign, that is democracy at work.

In Ireland we got into the habit of electing our intellectual inferiors to high public office.

It is citizen participation that nourishes the strength of a democracy.

I cannot run the political machine. I have enough on my hands without that. It is the people's business.

The success of an elected official is doing what everyone knows needs to be done.

In the United States, politics is a profession, whereas in Europe it is a right and a duty.

Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets in the way of it is politicians and apathy.

When you look at every government, they're our elected officials, and you have to have some form of respect for them.

Vibrant political parties are vital to the health of our democracy.