Country Quote by Mary Robinson

A lot of people are very political when they are young, and then they outgrow it.

— Andrew Solomon

Young people are not raw material to be employed by the political class on behalf of whatever fashionable political, military, or social cause catches…

— Ron Paul

It is easy to overlook the importance of the young in underdeveloped countries. It is the natural course for nations, and diplomats, and those…

— Robert Kennedy

We know that when people are civically engaged, when they understand what their rights are, when they understand that in a democracy you can…

— Ilhan Omar

Young people understand the world. They should be listened to on matters of politics and world organization. But they know nothing of their own…

— Zadie Smith

I think sometimes with politics, young people especially have become disillusioned with it, because they can't relate to it, there's a lot of snobbery…

— Georgia Toffolo

The young people are the most active and vital force in society. They are the most eager to learn and the least conservative in…

— Mao Zedong

Some people might have different ideas about what progress looks like, and some are cynical and place their short-term political interests ahead of what…

— Valerie Jarrett

I worry that, given the way the 2016 election went, how cynical and how terrible politics seems, that young people will be less likely…

— Daniel Pfeiffer

[Young people] are much less likely to express attitudes that defied us between us and them. They see themselves as part of a global…

— Barack Obama

As young people make diverse claims on the promise of a radical democracy, articulating what a fair and just world might be, they are…

— Henry Giroux

People are ultimately threatened by young people taking positions of power.

— Lena Dunham