L. Neil Smith Quotes

It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government.

You have citizens who don't understand how government works and they're kind of soured on it. All they do is criticize. They have no idea that they can make things happen.

Every person has only so much attention to give, and politics and government takes up only a fraction of what it did 25 years ago.

With regard to the youth vote we should encourage them to partake in the process, making more use of our education system to show the role Government plays in their lives, but also utilise the youth media they relate to to better connect them to our message.

Government schools will teach children that government is wonderful.

I think we all have a tendency to feel like, "Well, what can I do? I can't influence the government or politics in my country."

Politics also means educating people. It's important to speak openly with our fellow Greeks, to tell them what our problems are and that we have to change something.

Governments never learn. Only people learn.

Government will not fail to employ education, to strengthen its hands, and perpetuate its institutions.

Many people don't give a rip about politics and know as much about public affairs as they know about the topography of Pluto.

I hate government. I'm apolitical. Write that down. I'm not a Republican.

I think people are just really disappointed, disappointed with Blair as well, who's just like Bush's lapdog. I think everyone's just disillusioned with politics in our country, and it must be the same in your country.

I can personally testify that American politics have taken a distinctly downward turn in the space of one mature lifetime.

Cynicism, disgust and apathy are really intelligent responses to the state of American politics.

A democratic form of government, a democratic way of life, presupposes free public education over a long period; it presupposes also an education for personal responsibility that too often is neglected.

My duty is to raise the consciousness of the American people.

The danger of democracy has always been the danger of an electorate seized by passivity.

For America to work, Americans have to participate. If they don’t pay attention, they’re going to get screwed.

Americans expect too much of politics.

An actual residence of such a length of time as would give a man an opportunity of esteeming the Government from knowing its intrinsic value, was essentially necessary to assure us of a man’s becoming a good citizen.

Since last year, our politics have become very anxiety-ridden, and President Xi is facing passive resistance across the country. There is widespread inaction from local elites and local governments. Nobody opposes, but nobody does anything.

I don't even know what the issues are. I haven't paid attention to politics in a long time. It's actually not something that I really even enjoy. It's way off my radar.

We need to get young people excited about politics, excited about government.

One of the reasons people feel so alienated from the American political process is in the fights we get in here in Washington, no one's ever talking about them and the challenges they're going through.

I'm in no way suggesting that my opinion matters more than anyone else's, of course, but the only thing that bothers me is apathy. People that sit out of the process and complain about it, or pretend that politics isn't a part of their everyday lives.