Hope Quote by Ambrose Bierce

But also the constituency determines the vote of the representative. He is not only representative, but participant. Like can onlybe known by like. The…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“As long as you have broad representation from many parts of society, representative government works extremely well. And it works even better when the…

— Ben Carson

You want to represent the country and you want elected officials that are representative of the country.

— Amy Klobuchar

Representative democracy frequently manifests a disconnect between parliamentarians and the people, so that parliamentarians have agendas that do not correspond with the wishes of…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

“True agent or “representative” is always subject to that individual’s orders, can be dismissed at any time and cannot act contrary to the interests…

— Murray N. Rothbard

A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.

— Anonymous

It is really crucial that folks focus on their own representatives. If you call or write a member who does not represent you, I…

— Ezra G. Levin

Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.

— Alexander Hamilton

Most members of Congress are politicians. They're bores. They're damn boring. They have no imagination, and they don't know how to imagine the future.

— Ray Bradbury

It is a tenet of representative democracy that MPs are not delegates for their constituents. This means that their decisions and actions are ultimately…

— Gina Miller

I want to be a representative of what I hope will be a future bigger and broader Republican party.

— Anthony Scaramucci

A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.

— James Freeman Clarke