Able Quote by Jim Hightower

All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening to see.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Populism is the simple premise that markets need to be restrained by society and by a democratic political system. We are not socialists or…

— Molly Ivins

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

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

My personal position is we have to look beyond the parties now and find a realistic solution to get us out of this crisis…

— Eva Kaili

A lot of populists after populism died just became socialists. At the beginning of the 20th century, socialism looked like it was going to…

— Thomas Frank

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

— Giuseppe Conte

Like all populist movements, the Tea Party will eventually peter out. It won't succeed in returning America to the minimalist state of the 19th…

— Andrew Neil

If the Tea Party gets its way, there will be less government - which is great for the elites. They don't need the government.

— Chrystia Freeland

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

I think there is a real misunderstanding about what the Tea Party movement is. The Tea Party movement is a sentiment in America that…

— Marco Rubio

My advice to the tea party freshmen: Slow the galloping horses to a trot. Big government was built over decades; it can't be dismantled…

— Ari Fleischer