Charlie Pierce Quotes

The American Government will be what we all make of it.

This is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what they're doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire.

The value of government to the people it serves is in direct relationship to the interest citizens themselves display in the affairs of state.

As a businessperson, I don't have the power to change the government. That is in the hands of the political leaders. However, as a taxpayer, we have the right to be critical of the government and demand change.

Every country has the government it deserves.

In a democracy, people usually get the kind of government they deserve, and they deserve what they get.

Be aware and hold the government accountable.

The people of Zimbabwe have a responsibility to ensure that the government that they elected behaves properly.

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

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.

To sit back and say, 'Oh, we're going to let the government do whatever they want, right or wrong,' is giving up.

You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run that's very bad for the Republic.

It's really remarkable when you think about what we don't like about government, we, the people created. So if we created it, we can also fix it.

I believe that it is my right and responsibility as an American to question our government when our government is wrong.

I don't feel responsible for things I didn't vote for.

I'm responsible. I even did a commercial for MTV saying how I was going to register to vote. And I still haven't.

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.

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

Somewhere along the line, the actions of this government are the actions of me.

I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose interests in good government is less.

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.

What's hard, it seems, is living up to the expectations Democracy imposes upon those who would participate in society.

My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business, that it is something we owe to each other to understand and discuss with absolute frankness.

We have a right to know and a duty to discover what you think of the great constitutional issues of our time.