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# Joan Claybrook

(1937)

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American activist... \| Joan Buckler Claybrook is an American lawyer and lobbyist who was president of Public Citizen from 1982 to 2009. She also served in the Carter administration as head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from 1977 to 1981.

## Quick Facts About Joan Claybrook

Born June 12, 1937

##  Quotes by Joan Claybrook

> [It's malarkey. When you tell people that the roof crushing in on your head is not the cause of injury, it's your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-claybrook/it-s-malarkey-when-you-tell-people-that-the-roof-crushing-in-on-your/)

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> [Leaks are good. There is too much secrecy in our government. Sometimes the government knows about a problem and it takes a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-claybrook/leaks-are-good-there-is-too-much-secrecy-in-our-government-sometimes/)

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[Bureaucracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bureaucracy/)

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> [There is nothing beyond the reach of ordinary citizens doing the daily work of democracy, and no problem too great to tackle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-claybrook/there-is-nothing-beyond-the-reach-of-ordinary-citizens-doing-the/)

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