Quote by David Crockett

“Members of Congress are like the voters in one respect -- they want to go with the winners.”

— Ralph Nader

“But, as often happens, Congress was clueless to the reality the rest of the world saw.”

— TR NoWry

“That Congress saw what was right, but distrusted the enlightenment of the loyal masses; but what was forborne in distrust of the people must…

— Frederick Douglass

“It is perhaps a sign of the strength of our republic that so few people feel the need to participate. That must be the…

— Jon Stewart

“It is time to take all that belongs to us and shape them to serve our interests.”

— Anyaele Sam Chiyson

“Then there is the group that many people don’t hear about. This group is the men and women of the various contractors that have…

— Carl Busby Sr

“Five hundred and thirty-five members of Congress plied their trade near here in various buildings named after long-dead politicians. They, in turn, were surrounded…

— Grand Central Publishing

“It was an act of defiance against your leaders... Ready to stifle the truth, and for what? To be kings of their tiny world?Its…

— Veronica Roth

“It takes a lot of commitment to sit on a committee. Only the most courageous could boldly command all that power, yet remain detached…

— Jarod Kintz

“Thus, you see, he arrived at the same end, via supposed duty, that he was previously pledged to via interest. I fancy a good…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

“But leaders need to be mostly dead. People want solid monuments to cling to, not confused men like themselves.”

— Alasdair Gray

“And when they were elected, they arrived in Washington with absolutely no idea what to do. Their only goal had already been achieved: They…

— David Baldacci