American democracy Quote by Jane Mayer

At bottom, the Court's opinion is thus a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have recognized a need to prevent…

— John Paul Stevens

“Whether voting Republican or Democrat, the result is the same: A corrupt corporate government.”

— Steven Magee

Jeffersonian democracy, faulty as it is, and only the fragment of it that we have, is a thing of such preciousness, a thing of…

— W. S. Merwin

“the government bailed out the corporate sector. while the people thay supported the government financally, were ignored and left to fend for themselves. is…

— Jeffrey Fischer

“You’ll learn in this book how other courts, including the United States Supreme Court, have diminished the rights of consumers, voters and workers while…

— David Cay Johnston

“Corporate governments are as corrupt as their law enforcement departments.”

— Steven Magee

“Don't put all your money on fairness. It scarcely has any lobbyists.”

— Ljupka Cvetanova

“the United States government was at the mercy of special-interest groups, lobbies like the National Rifle Association and the American Medical Association, the automobile…

— Joyce Carol Oates

If everyone on the Court always voted for the prosecution against the defendant, for the corporation against the plaintiffs, and for the government against…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

I can tell you that too much money is corrupting American politics. Don't blame the American public. The U.S. Supreme Court has a lot…

— Peter Singer

“In politics, it often pays to be ahead of the curve. That holds true for corporate governance too, even more so when politics enter…

— Mmanti Umoh

“With the land and possession of America rapidly passing into the hands of a favored few; with great corporations taking the place of individual…

— Clarence Darrow