John Jay Hooker Quotes

The court that serves America should reflect America.

I want to make democracy work not only for the rich and the well connected but for everyone.

You must make sure that the majority of the people are not marginalized.

Universal suffrage exists in the United States without producing any frightful consequences.

I want to live … where the people who make the rules have to live by them.

We deserve a multiracial democracy that works for all of us.

The ballot box and the voters and how they pay attention and the decisions they make are really what should define term limits.

But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.

I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else.

I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone.'

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.

My goal for reform is not necessarily to pass laws but to make sure the laws are being followed.

Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.

Elections have consequences.

If we are prepared to invest the necessary time and effort, affirmative action can contribute to Harvard's quality and not detract from it.

Given the right to a free ballot, the people would support my return.

Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve.

When you go to the polls, ethics and morality should be part of the evaluation.

The true victory is the victory for democracy and pluralism.

When you're taking the country through difficult times and difficult decisions you've got to take the country with you. That means permanently trying to make the argument that what you're doing is fair and seen to be fair.

We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. All people must obtain these rights.

Good laws make it easier to do right and harder to do wrong.

The American future is here, and there's great news: the future votes.

Elections have consequences.

When you restore democracy, you cannot say that only those who worked for the restoration of democracy will be allowed to use the privileges of a democracy.