Believe Quote by Laurance Rockefeller

No matter where you are on politics, I think it is wonderful to see candidates funding campaigns not by talking to a very small…

— David Brooks

Elected officials should be beholden to their values and the values of those they represent, not the special interests that finance their campaigns.

— Dean Phillips

The problem isn’t too little money in political campaigns, but not enough.

— Newt Gingrich

It's important not to limit the amount of their own money that candidates can spend, but to give other people access to enough money…

— Christie Hefner

I'm not a billionaire. I can't fund my own campaign.

— Kamala Harris

It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more…

— Adam Smith

I'm convinced that unless you have some public financing of elections, you are never going to remove the power of wealthy interests over elected…

— Dick Murphy

I don't begrudge rich people running for office. God knows that FDR and JFK both came from very wealthy families but I think did…

— Julie Roginsky

Many people in public life are not good campaigners.

— Sanjaya Baru

Politically, as a result of Citizens United, billionaires are now able to spend as much money as they want on campaigns, which means that…

— Bernie Sanders

The reality is that asking the public to fund political campaigns accomplishes nothing. Candidates continue to seek interest-group support through other channels, both financial…

— Bradley A. Smith

I want to know in this day and age, whether it is possible for any candidate who is not a billionaire or who is…

— Bernie Sanders