Zephyr Teachout

New York state's Donnelly Act gives power at least as great - many think greater - than that of the Sherman Act.…

— Zephyr Teachout

In my view, we need to break up Facebook from Instagram and the other potential competitors that Facebook bought up.

— Zephyr Teachout

Politicians are expected to spend half their time talking to funders and to keep them happy. Given this context, it's not hard…

— Zephyr Teachout

It's always a fun game to go back and guess what long-past people would think.

— Zephyr Teachout

The work of being a citizen is hard and annoying, but it can pay off.

— Zephyr Teachout

Amazon's capitulation to those opposed to their expansion in New York City is an epic moment for people power over an enormous…

— Zephyr Teachout

Creating systems where people feel like they're being punished for things they didn't do wrong breaks all kinds of trust and makes…

— Zephyr Teachout

It's said that history inevitably marches toward democracy, but it only leaves the possibility of democracy, and the constant threat that it…

— Zephyr Teachout

People think that the politician is just part of a system, and whether they're lying or not doesn't matter.

— Zephyr Teachout

I care about dental care, and ending mass private and public surveillance, and funding schools so they can have small class sizes.

— Zephyr Teachout

The corruption that hides in plain sight is the real threat to our democracy.

— Zephyr Teachout

In some states, the attorney general is appointed, but in New York state it's an independently elected position. The New York attorney…

— Zephyr Teachout

Having more candidates come with a creative and artistic sensibility would actually bring more people out to vote.

— Zephyr Teachout

As attorney general, I would work with my colleagues in other states to launch a major antitrust investigation to look into the…

— Zephyr Teachout

We fought a revolution to free ourselves from arbitrary power and the whims of a monarch.

— Zephyr Teachout

Things poll well, but people don't believe that politicians are telling the truth. Politicians might mention renewable energy, and the public will…

— Zephyr Teachout

I tend to be a kind of left federalist. There's a value to more power of certain kinds being positioned at a…

— Zephyr Teachout

If we don't have a responsive democracy, all the debates about charter schools, and fracking, and high-stakes testing, and the militarization of…

— Zephyr Teachout

I propose a full day of live one-on-one debates on unannounced issues, with no aides to help or reply. Each candidate would…

— Zephyr Teachout

It is time to call out Google for what it is: a monopolist in search, video, maps and browser, and a thin-skinned…

— Zephyr Teachout

New York has really thrived both upstate and downstate when there are tens of thousands of small businesses all representing their different…

— Zephyr Teachout

Corruption requires looking into someone's soul and making judgments about their intent.

— Zephyr Teachout

I'm not from the arts, I'm a law professor. But I think we need more poetry in politics.

— Zephyr Teachout

I mean this is a revolution in how campaigns work - more money was spent by super PACs than by either myself…

— Zephyr Teachout

I tend to think that knowledge is preceded by power instead of the other way around.

— Zephyr Teachout