Believe Quote by David Gauke

When political and business leaders tell the public - any public - 'We don't trust you to make the right decision' - they prejudice…

— Preston Manning

Politicians like to tell people what they want to hear - and what they want to hear is what won't happen.

— Paul Samuelson

Public opinion is a mysterious and invisible power, to which everything must yield. There is nothing more fickle, more vague, or more powerful; yet…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Politicians are trying to attract people to issues.

— Nancy Pelosi

One of the hardest things in politics is to convince people to do things now that will have a good effect 20 or 30…

— Barack Obama

The public wants elected officials who have character. The public wants elected officials who are willing to stand up and say things, even if…

— Michael Bloomberg

Public opinion is a compound of folly, weakness, prejudice, wrong feeling, right feeling, obstinacy, and newspaper paragraphs.

— Robert Peel

Public conversations about who we are and who we want to be are key to the vitality of our democracy, and leaders can seed…

— Abhijit Banerjee

“Populism actually reinforces this elitism, because the celebration of ignorance cannot launch communications satellites, negotiate the rights of US citizens overseas, or provide for…

— Thomas M. Nichols

You can almost see voters nodding their heads at home: The public's faith in politicians and political institutions has been on a steep and…

— Ron Fournier

Public opinion is the greatest force for good, when it happens to be on our side

— William Gilmore Simms

Public opinion shapes our destinies and guides the progress of human affairs.

— Frank B. Kellogg