Populism Quotes

23 quotes by 21 authors

If the euro zone doesn't come up with a comprehensive vision of its own future, you'll have a whole range of nationalist, xenophobic and extreme… — Nick Clegg
A family-friendly "eco-populism" can mobilize and unite millions who, at this point, would be turned off by a more extreme set of demands. The momentum… — Van Jones
Globalization is a reality. And this makes most leaders today realize that populist illusions can't be sustained before they collapse into stagnation and leave their… — Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Populism is the simple premise that markets need to be restrained by society and by a democratic political system. We are not socialists or communists,… — Molly Ivins
At the core of what I'm doing is a belief in the audience, a belief that populism doesn't mean dumbing down theater, but rather giving… — Diane Paulus
The time has come to move beyond eco-elitism to eco-populism. — Van Jones
I would caution against fueling cheap populism. First of all, every German who has spent a vacation in Greece knows that the standard of living… — Wolfgang Schauble
Populism is dangerous. — Benjamin Netanyahu
[Among conservatives] there's been too much pseudo-populism, almost too much concern and attention for, quote, 'the people'.... After all, we conservatives are on the side… — William Kristol
A lot of populists after populism died just became socialists. At the beginning of the 20th century, socialism looked like it was going to take… — Thomas Frank
What in Mandela was seen as an almost saintly ability to conciliate could, in a lesser man, be read as weak-kneed populism. — Mark Gevisser
Media populism means appealing to people directly through media. A politician who can master the media can shape political affairs outside of parliament and even… — Umberto Eco
Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy, government,… — Jim Hightower
Mike Huckabee represents something that is either tremendously encouraging or deeply disturbing, depending on your point of view: a marriage of Christian fundamentalism with economic… — Matt Taibbi
Being naked approaches being revolutionary; going barefoot is mere populism. — John Updike
In 1976, Jimmy Carter - peanut farmer; carried his own suitcase, imagine that - somewhat tapped America's durable but shallow reservoir of populism. By 1980,… — George Will
Populism has had as many incarnations as it has had provocations, but its constant ingredient has been resentment, and hence whininess. Populism does not wax… — George Will
Few things trigger fear and misconception more than economic tribulation, and nothing prompts elected officials to react with more simplistic populism. — David Harsanyi
I admire Ai Weiwei for his art and his activism. His art is beautiful in form, and in function embodies the principles of populism and… — Shepard Fairey
Nineteenth-century grass-roots populism made twentieth-century progressivism possible. — Jill Lepore

Who Wrote These Populism Quotes

21 authors contributed a total of 23 Populism Quotes as follows: