Judith Ellen Foster Quotes

Many women feel that they are so unimportant that their action can count little for good or ill, but it is the mass of individuals that makes up public opinion and public opinion is what runs a democracy!

You cannot do anything without rousing the masses to action.

My advice is very simple: if you can win a small battle, it gives you confidence in the political process to take on bigger battles, and so it is very much a bottom-up grass-roots way of doing politics.

I've learned the importance of changing people's minds at the grassroots level so that whoever does run will have a much better chance of encountering public opinion that reaches a critical mass and brings about a change not only in White House policies but in the Congress and in the state legislatures and all around the world.

The popular will cannot be taken for granted, it must be created.

You don't change minds in Washington with sweet reason. You do it to the white light of public opinion.

We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.

Our Revolution has been the keeper of the flame doing the vital work of building a grassroots movement that leverages the people's agenda.

I brought attention to the fact that people need to be more involved in politics and not just let the establishment continue to control politics.

Being politically active is "more about doing things, not just standing for some platform or being involved in some political party."

This is a movement. This is not Trump. This is not anything. This is a movement. Remember, it is a movement. We used to say silent majority. It's not a silent majority, it's really a noisy majority.

The power of the people and the power of reason are one.

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

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

They came down on us because we had a grass-roots, real people's revolution, complete with the programs, complete with the unity, complete with the working coalitions, where we crossed racial lines.

By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions.

Real, sustainable community change requires the initiative and engagement of community members.

But the question is to find and rear leaders that are really one with the masses. This can only be accomplished by the masses, the political parties and the Trade Unions, by means of the most severe struggle, also inwardly.

The people themselves, and only the people, determine the rhythm of our fight.

Bloomberg is famously impatient with beltway politics and believes that to get anything done you need to work from the ground up.

For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action. This action becomes multiplied by the masses, and is made tangible when leadership changes course due to the weight of the movement's voice.

People don't get involved with local charities or politics because they think it's hard to make a difference and the problem feels overwhelming. But I believe that if all I've time for this year is to write one letter to the local council, it's still worth doing.

The only way back toward a democracy and economy that work for the majority is for most of us to get politically active once again, becoming organized and mobilized.

If enough people would come out the right wing, the extremists couldn't dominate.

Young people have so much more power than they tend to think to be able to affect politics. And if people will organize and get involved and go out and knock on doors and hand out leaflets and make a change, then they can determine the future.