The whole Jeffersonian ideal was that people are temporarily in government. Government is not the basic reality. People are. The private sector. And government is just a limited power to make things go better. — Jerry Brown Copy Share Image
We have to restore power to the family, to the neighborhood, and the community with a non-market principle, a principle of equality, of charity,… — Jerry Brown Copy Share
We have to deal with where we are. We have to create cooperatives, we have to create intentional communities, we have to work for… — Jerry Brown Copy Share
I will defend everybody, every man, woman and child who's come to California for a better life and has contributed to the well-being of… — Jerry Brown Copy Share
We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions. — Jerry Brown Copy Share
The sovereignty of America has just been eroded in plain daylight by Clinton and the Congress, who take an oath to the Constitution. Those… — Jerry Brown Copy Share
Without the truth of the people, politics degenerates into mere spectacle and democracy declines, leaving demagoguery and cynicism to fill the void. — Jerry Brown Copy Share
My principles are simple. Protect the Earth. Serve the People, and Explore the Universe — Jerry Brown Copy Share
The Republicans are committed to global warming as a hoax, or irrelevant, or as not a problem. That is their belief. I'm not going… — Jerry Brown Copy Share
I supported to reduce oil consumption in California by 50 percent, 50 percent in the next 15 years. They didn't even bother to show up. — Jerry Brown Copy Share
