Citizenry Quote by Glenn Greenwald

Praise, help, or even a look, may be enough to interrupt him, or destroy the activity. It seems a strange thing to say, but…

— Maria Montessori

You can offer the ability to citizens to choose from one of the two parties and elect their leaders as much as you want.…

— Glenn Greenwald

No matter the specific techniques involved, historically mass surveillance has had several constant attributes. Initially, it is always the country’s dissidents and marginalized who…

— Glenn Greenwald

History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to stifle dissent.…

— Glenn Greenwald

[I]t's impossible to evade the fact that Endless War will inevitably degrade the citizenry of the country that engages in it. A country which…

— Glenn Greenwald

“once the citizenry acquiesces to a new power, believing that it does not affect them, it becomes institutionalized and legitimized and objection becomes impossible.”

— Glenn Greenwald

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

— William F. Buckley, Jr

A popular feel for scientific endeavors should, if possible, be restored given the needs of the twenty-first century. This does not mean that every…

— Walter Isaacson

I have spoken about what we can do as citizens, what we can do as a responsive citizenry, and this is where we have…

— Terry Tempest Williams

Democracy is not about trust; it is about distrust. It is about accountability, exposure, open debate, critical challenge, and popular input and feedback from…

— Michael Parenti

Higher education is confronting challenges, like the economy is, about the need for a higher number of more adequately trained, more highly educated citizenry.

— Margaret Spellings

One reason the United States finds itself at the edge of a foreign policy disaster is its underinformed citizenry, a key weakness in democracy.

— Stefan Halper