Literally Quote by Gavin Esler

A populist is someone who fights for common sense economic policies that sustain and expand the middle class.

— Bruce Braley

The word 'populism' was everywhere in 2016. Political leaders claiming to speak for the people have achieved significant victories in Europe, Asia, and, with…

— Margaret MacMillan

There is a line in which populism can cross over into demagoguery. Demagoguery is the crossover where populism becomes a bad thing, and people…

— Lloyd Blankfein

If populism means reducing the gap between the people and the elite, giving sovereignty - the fullness of sovereignty - back to the people,…

— Giuseppe Conte

I draw a very clear distinction between populism and democracy.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Populism is about is alienation in large numbers of people, but aggravated and provoked by a deteriorating economic conditions.

— Preston Manning

As a rule, [populism] is done for the sake of political expediency by those who do not care about the consequences, who do not…

— Vladimir Putin

The rise of populism has steadily coalesced movements of millions of people around its divisive us-against-them rhetoric, motivating so many more people to become…

— Jo Swinson

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…

— Diane Paulus

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,…

— Jim Hightower

“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

“Populism is not conservatism, which by definition entails resistance to public whims. Conservatives who seek to use populism for their own ends inevitably make…

— Bret Stephens