Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes

I am the people — the mob — the crowd — the mass. Do you know that all the great work of the world is done through me?

You know the voice of the people is a very, very powerful tool.

Politicians are there to try to deal with stuff, but sometimes it's both fortunate and unfortunate that people like us have more... not involvement, but more power in the stuff that we say.

No minister ever stood, or could stand, against public opinion.

Some people have much more pull than other people. But when I say that the public has ultimate responsibility, I'm not saying it in a moral sense. I'm just saying it in the sense of what is it that's really going to bring change.

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

My chief weapon is public opinion: The Spaniards, incapable of directing it, have prohibited its use; but now they are experiencing its force and importance.

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.

All law is a dead letter without public opinion behind it.

Public policies in our democracy are eventually a reflection of public opinion," so public opinion must be reshaped if we are to avoid disaster.

Most politicians will not stick their necks out unless they sense grass-roots support ... neither you nor I should expect someone else to take our responsibility.

No usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion.

Policy makers do the right thing only if the public makes as much noise as possible.

You cannot do anything without rousing the masses to action.

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

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

Party action should follow, not precede the creation of a dominant popular sentiment.

Perhaps we'll realize that each of us has not one vote but ten thousand or a million.

I have always believed that on important issues, the leaders must lead. Where the leaders fail to lead, and people are really concerned about it, the people will take the lead and make the leaders follow.

The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of governments while they make themselves the organ of the tendencies and instincts of masses.

The power to shape Oregon's future remains where it has always been - in our collective hands.

It will not be enough to rely on experts. Ordinary citizens must become experts too. It will take public opinion on a wide scale to ensure that world leaders act.

The power of the people is tremendous. In order to use this power, efforts, determination, dedication, and endeavors are required. If the people take action, and if the politicians and the leaders get closer to the masses of millions in their countries, no power will be able to withstand them, and no threat will affect them

In an era of mass communications and electronic transmission, the public matters. The “street” is a potent force and can undermine even the best crafted peace agreements.

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.