Jan Brewer Quotes

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

Democracy is a matter of balance—private power balanced by public power

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

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.

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.

America gets the politicians they deserve. That's it. And you keep struggling.

I still have a great deal of faith in our political system and a great deal of faith in the American people and voter.

The people's government has come to be less and less the people's business.

American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the most ignorant part of society.

We pride ourselves on our democracy, but when you see the way it actually works, I think it is worthy of contempt.

Pretty much every prime minister since I can remember has made me mad.

I don't think we should be undermining our democracy.

Our democracy is predicated on the belief that our government should be accessible by the people. We cannot allow ourselves to give in to fear or shy away from interacting with the public.

Improved turnout will give parliament and government the appearance of being more legitimate.

We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.

It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.

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.

That is why I came to conclusion that the election must take place, so that the republic can have a government. If I were to say that everything will change for the better immediately, that would not be true. The struggle will continue for a long time.

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.

In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they cannot be in a position to make well-grounded decisions.

Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for.

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.

When has there ever been a government in German history that came to the people and revealed its detailed plans for the coming years? That could not happen before, since German governments planned war and conquest.

My government will respect the will of the people.

Congress, even with its frustrations, is the greatest instrument for justice and human welfare in the world.