Sadiq Kahn Quotes

When I am talking about politics, it is not about reading a book, theories on policies, but awareness on what is our right as a citizen of a democratic country.

We need to find a way to empower citizens to make governments take notice.

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

If we are to build grassroots respect for the institutions and processes that constitute democracy, the state must treat its citizens as real citizens rather than as subjects.

Every one of us deserves a voice that our president will hear.

I'm not pro-government at all, I'm pro-people.

I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press - that's the cornerstone.

There is so much that can be done, you see, the assembly is about improving our democracy.

The economic, social and cultural progress of a nation depends on citizens counting for more and having more rights.

Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.

No citizen is apolitical; as a citizen, by definition, has to take interest in public affairs.

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.

A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent.

I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.

We have a right to know and a duty to discover what you think of the great constitutional issues of our time.

We are not perfect. Democracy is a messy business … Democracy depends on people getting and keeping involved … In our democracy, the government is not them; it is us.

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education.

One of the greatest things that we provide in our democracy is the approachability of public officials.

If our democracy is flourish, it must have criticism; if our democracy is to function, it must have dissent.

We are not the consumers of democracy, we are its proprietors.

After 200 years, the 1st Amendment remains only as strong, or as weak, as the citizens it is designed to protect.

Our constitutional democracy demands our participation, not just every four years, but all the time.

American democracy depends on the public's ability to remain accurately informed on our state of affairs.

Voting is the only way to make change in a democracy.

The right to vote is an important guarantee by itself, but it is what those votes add up to that matters even more. These votes shape the government under which we live.