Anthony Muse Quotes

Things won't change unless we have new types of candidates.

In order to change Washington, we're going to have to change the people that we send there.

The U.S. needs to do more than change presidents. It needs to change its political culture.

Forget the polls and remember the people.

My goal is to make it so that the situation which we see at every election - the same candidates, the same faces... to turn the situation around and completely change it.

Did I end up finding a little blue pill to cure America's electoral dysfunction? Unfortunately, it's not that simple.

We need to remake the Democratic party. We need to remake America.

We shall never change our political leaders until we change the people who elect them.

If we are to change America, we must change the United States Congress.

… a near revolutionary change in the democratic process

It is given to Bristol in this election to wrench the parliamentary system away from its feudal origins, and pitchfork it kicking and screaming into the twentieth century.

Does any of you believe that we can solve our country's problems in five years? That is why we do not have this nonsense of elections.

There is nothing wrong with this country that a good election can’t fix.

It is very easy to have elections. It is very difficult to consolidate political order.

You can reform a political culture, but it’s a big lift. First, the voters would have to convince the legislators that they’re being watched by someone other than the lobbyists. Then they’d have to press for laws that would force a change of behavior, like nonpartisan redistricting and ethics reform. Then the voters would have to follow up, year after year, until the old guard was replaced by a whole new generation who went into politics with dreams of drafting serious legislation, rather than just bringing more stuff back into the district or, at worst, shaking down some landlord at the airport for a thousand bucks.

Sometime between elections we should concentrate on doing something.

We have to change the politics of Goa.

The elections are the greatest symbol of participation and political reform.

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

Uncertainty is normal in the first few days of a new government.

I have a real sense of optimism that we are revolutionizing the way we do politics in this country.

I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before.

I have a lot of hope for the Constituent Assembly.

The whole thing about elections in Liberia - it's not about the way you take care of people, it's not about the heart, it's about education, according to the perception of some people.

Politics in a democracy is transactional: Politicians seek votes by promising to do things for voters, who seek promises in exchange for their votes.