Charley Reese Quotes

No one more sincerely wishes the spread of information among mankind than I do, and none has greater confidence in its effect upwards, supporting free and good government.

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among people.

I believe that people who do not vote in this country have no right to complain about the government that we are now living under. By the same token, if you don't really vote in television, you're never going to have your way. Write a letter to the president of the network.

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

It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you to go forward sure of your sacred right of free opinion, sure of your patriotism.

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

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.

The process of our democracy must not be imperiled by the denial of essential powers of free government.

A democracy depends on its people, the literate and the well read.

I think it's the height of patriotism to continue to exercise your right as a citizen and to hold your government to account. Isn't that what the very essence of democracy is about?

Democracy depends on well educated and engaged citizens.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

I think most people realize that our problems are our government, not me and you individually, except that we can - must have some sort of responsibility, because they're in there and they were elected, so we have to defend ourselves on those lines.

Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.

Elections are an enduring spectacle of free India, and have provided foreign journalists with the opportunity to remind the world that India remains the world's largest democracy.

Liberty does not exist where rights are on one side and power on the other. To be liberty, rights must be armed with vital powers. A people cannot be free who do not participate in the control of the government which operates upon them.

I kinda halfway paid attention to politics during my early years, but the older you get, the more you realize it's very important to pay attention to who gets elected. They can ruin the country.

And in Canada we, you know, it costs us three or $400 million to have an election. You know, it's always been my position that we shouldn't complain about that; that's the price of admission for a living in a great democracy.

Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.

Being adequately informed is a democratic duty, just as the vote is a democratic right. A misinformed electorate, voting without knowledge, is not a true democracy.

I feel a real responsibility to my community and so right now there has been this bizarre myth in our community how our vote doesn't count. I'm trying to get out there and re-educate on how the government works and break that myth and talk about the importance of being involved.

The better-informed we are, the more we can do to make sure what's happening is in our interests and is accountable to us.

The democratic process is only as great as the people who participate in it.

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

Most people associate reading with laying on the beach. They don't see that it's crucial for a democracy!