Jonathan Turley Quotes

The CDU is willing to continue to take responsibility for our country. We want to do justice to the government mandate.

I don't think that voters should be fixated on public policy. In a healthy republic, they wouldn't have to worry every waking hour about what their government is doing.

Self government is the hardest thing that people can do other than fighting a civil war.

In a democracy, people tend to get the kind of government they deserve.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

I believe in the greatness of our democracy.

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation.

Your ability as republican volunteers, to rise to this challenge will mean that the two governments and others cannot easily hide from their obligations and their responsibility to resolve these problems.

Freedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that 'Oh, I don't get involved in politics,' as if that makes someone cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable.

There is so much that can be done, you see, the assembly is about improving our democracy.

The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has failed and the people have the right, indeed the people have the the people have the obligation, to act.

Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.

Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.

No man should ever lose sleep over public affairs.

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right.

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

Yes, I'm your governor now. I'll take care of you.

Here's to democracy. May we get the government we deserve.

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 Senate floor is and always has been the great arena of our democracy. I spent eight years in my younger life as a boxer, and sometimes when I enter the chamber, I think, 'This is the ring. The American people can see us here and listen to our arguments. This is where the fights matter.'

Learn the Constitution. Then when someone wants to be elected, hold their feet to the fire and make them follow it because that's what we need to get back to. It works so well when we follow it.

I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.

We're prepared to place our trust in the people to reshape the government. Our liberal friends place their trust in the government to reshape the people.

I cannot run the political machine. I have enough on my hands without that. It is the people's business.

Democracy is much too important to be left to public opinion.