Sherrod Brown Quotes

Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes of the people and those of private industry, so why are we so quick to doubt that the same great results can be achieved by putting the government's justice-dealing branch on the same market-based course?

Serving in the U.S. Congress is about much more than voting on bills. It is about taking on the corporate bullies that taint our democratic process and pushing back when the system is broken.

When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then the citizenry better represent the citizenry.

If we, as individuals, want to keep control of our democracy - rather than have a government paid for by corporate interest checks - then we have to fight back now and make sure our system reflects the belief that people, not corporations, control our democracy.

There is nothing in our government that the ballot cannot remove or amend. It can make and unmake presidents and congresses and courts.... It can sweep over trusts, syndicates, corporations, monopolies and every other development of the money power.

Corporations and special interests have their voice in Congress, and they have too many members scared of their power. What Congress needs is a progressive voice who is unafraid to take on these powerful interests - who is willing to fight for all Americans, not just the wealthiest 1 percent.

I will not stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are ... Not this time. Not now.

I'm going to fight for every person in America who believes government should serve the people, not the donors and not the special interests.

In environments where corporations become too interventionist and capture regulation themselves, the government must be able to battle back so that the people have a chance.

A prime minister's job is to make sure the government works for those who have elected him, and not for big corporations.

The FBI has always supported big business and big government.

The government must give men and women without power a real say over what happens to them, and the means of engaging in a participative, invigorated and living democracy.

It's time to bring tough medicine to Washington. No longer will policy be set by K Street, it will be dictated by Main Street.

A deep cynicism is taking hold of the country, with more and more Americans convinced that big money calls the shots in Washington and that there is nothing that can be done about it. We must resist that conclusion and fight back on behalf of everyday citizens. Reform is possible, and it is imperative.

I do not support the third party movement anymore. I now advocate the abolishment of all political parties. We've allowed the parties to take over the government.

Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.

We, as citizens, are the true owners of government.

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.

Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government.

When you have corporate influence on our government outweighing the influence of citizens, that's terrifying. This is something we have to make a big, big noise about.

In every jurisdictional area that I can get my fingers on, I want to move us away from the Washington insider economy.

I will work with anyone that wants to get America back on track and make sure that the government is the servant and no longer the master.

The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.

If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the United States, they are going to own it.

A government is republican in proportion as every member composing it has his equal voice in the direction of its concerns: not indeed in person, which would be impracticable beyond the limits of a city or small township, but by representatives chosen by himself and responsible to him at short periods.