Public Participation Quotes

If the people want a government of their own they must do the work of making it their own.

Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them.

Government of the people and for the people.

The greatest way to ensure stability in our laws is to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to participate in some way in the passage.

The responsibility for good government lies not just with governments themselves but also with every other part of the system they operate in, including media, non-governmental organisations and the public.

A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both.

Democracy is about criticism.

Representative institutions are of little value, and may be a mere instrument of tyranny or intrigue, when the generality of electors [voters] are not sufficiently interested in their own government to give their vote, or, if they vote at all, do not bestow their suffrages on public grounds, but sell them for money, or vote at the beck of some one who has control over them

The entire Party, the whole army, and all the people should conduct a vigorous forest restoration campaign to make the mountains of the country thick with forests.

In a democracy, you won't always get to have your way. But you should always get to have your say.

Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage.

I encourage everyone out there to get involved.

Public participation in the process of government is the essence of democracy.

Political competition is the heartbeat of democracy.

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.

Democracy works when people claim it as their own

My fear is turnout. I think a lot of people might think: 'Well, in the end, it's the rational thing to stay, but I'll let other people make that choice for me.' Don't. This is very close, no doubt about it.

Accountability and democratic choice, I deeply believe, are guaranteed by rigorous scrutiny only.

All of us as citizens have to be consumers and judges.

We want the government to be controlled by all the people, not by the richest 1%. That's always been the first demand. That's a simple enough message, and I think it's pretty clear now, even though much of the media has been disingenuous in its coverage. We don't want the heads of the biggest industries to make all the decisions, because they're not for the people. They're for the corporations. Power to the people!

Our community is like many around the country that have, as the gentleman from New York referenced, sophisticated planning and zoning regulations. These are elements that are developed as a result of local community pressure to balance interests.

Access to presidential materials should be as wide as possible.

We firmly believe the environmental issues cannot be addressed without extensive public participation, but people need to be informed before they can get involved.

Elections are a festival of democracy. Everyone must join this festival of democracy and strengthen it.

Access to government-held information allows citizens to hold their government accountable for policy decisions and public expenditures…. Access to information bridges the gap between state and society ….