Civic Activism Quotes

Political competition is the heartbeat of democracy.

My parents were active in the anti-war movement in the 1960s, so I grew up with a tradition of civic activism around our dinner table and going to different marches for different causes.

The Tea Party represents stakeholders in the American system; people who were never involved in politics or thought they had to be, yet realized that political corruption and incompetence threatened not only their families, but the future of the nation itself.

I actually do not think that's how what's happening to our government is going to be stopped. I think people who are willing to be civically engaged and believe in the promises and the progress of the last fifty years that will save this country.

I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that you will have a protest from every corner of the globe.

The Dutch patriots and revolutionaries are not vagabonds, libertines, rogues who are armed and led on to pillage. Rather, they are magistrates of the towns in opposition to other magistrates … peaceful bourgeois, honest merchants, wealthy manufacturers and some of the best soldiers … the richest among them supporting the poorest.

The only time we create any kind of substantive change is when we reach out to a disaffected electorate and inspire and motivate them to vote.

Democracy isn't solely about polite conversations in parliaments. It needs to be continually refreshed with raw passions, anger and ideals.

Appeal must be to an informed, civically militant electorate.

We have to be a democracy and demand certain things even after that individual gets in the White House. All those promises those dudes and women are making on the campaign trail, we gotta make sure those promises come to fruition and that doesn't happen by just voting and letting them get in and then falling back. Nah, you gotta be active. You gotta make your voice heard and be constantly involved in what's going on.

I'll go anywhere to talk about the Constitution. I believe in trans-partisan organizing around these issues.