Shaun King Quotes

I became a Republican in 1951, the first year I could vote.

Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.

As someone who is in awe and grateful every day to be in a country where freedom of the press, free speech and free elections are a way of life, I am wowed, amazed and excited by the opportunity to moderate a 2012 presidential debate.

We have an administration which wants to expand democracy in every part of the world except in its own back yard---Washington DC.

The problem belongs to the American national democracy, and its solution must be attempted by means of official national action.

To speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government. Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.

Voting has proliferated in the United States, and it has reached a point where there is now almost one vote available per citizen over the age of eighteen.

We need a modern people's lobby that empowers all of us to choose our leaders and set our agenda. Imagine voting for a president we're truly excited about. Imagine a government that promotes capitalism and civil rights.

The right to vote is an important guarantee by itself, but it is what those votes add up to that matters even more. These votes shape the government under which we live.

We will, of course, work with whoever Americans decide to elect as president.

When the people's representatives have to go on record and vote, it transforms our country. It is a full recognition that we are in a state of war.

No amount of charters, direct primaries, or short ballots will make a democracy out of an illiterate people.

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

I do think that we are facing a crisis in our democracy. As true patriots, each and every one of us has to speak up, speak out, and change those in charge. Our democracy depends upon it.

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

I believe in the greatness of our democracy.

Working people vote!

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

Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.

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.

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.

Politics is a good thing!

Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it needs amending; sometimes it needs defending. Always, it needs improving.