Tom Steyer Quotes

I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.

If I'm elected president, I'll make people's voice the foundation of policymaking.

Politicians do what they hear from the American people.

The voice of the people must be heeded.

In this country the government responds to the people, not the other way around.

We have submitted the issues to the American people, and their word is law.

When they speak about 'We the people...,' we the people have to have a voice. It can't just be the establishment voice.

No one questions the right of individuals to go to the Central Lobby to explain their views to their own Member of Parliament. It is important for those in power to hear arguments in favour of policies from all sides and ought to lead to better decision-making.

You can't keep a democracy going in a functional and constructive way if only 10 percent of the people you represent think your institution is functioning in an acceptable way. That's just not viable.

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

Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of government. It is meant to be a conversation, a place where the intelligence and local knowledge of the electorate sums together to arrive at actions that reflect the participation of the largest possible number of people.

The American people's vote can't be bought.

The President is the last person in the world to know what the people really want and think.

What the public hates the most is when they think the politicians aren't listening to them. They understand that we can't solve all their problems with a snap of our fingers, but they sure want us to try because we are public servants.

People are even more wary of politicians and they are realizing that democracy isn't just about putting a cross on a ballot every four years, it's about deciding what you want and fighting for it.

Everybody has a say, everybody has a voice, because everyone that comes to the House had about 750,000 people they're representing. And you want those voices heard.

Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents.

We have a government that, generally speaking, does not respond to the people.

People tend to vote the present tense - not the subjective.

I think, in the longer view of things, there is a very powerful pull in the direction of participatory government.

Everything, everywhere, shall be decided by majority vote.

Trust the people. They’ll get it right. They always do.

I trust the American people. They almost always get it right …

Democracy is based on the idea that the people rule and that the best decisions are made in public view.

Polling can undermine the ability of officials to lay out, debate, analyze, and implement their plans. By turning to instant [electronic] polls we would eliminate the captain and the officers and leave every shipboard decision to the passengers.