Citizens Quote by Mikhail Gorbachev

The problem is there is no such thing as a viable democracy made up of experts, zealots, politicians and spectators.

— Elizabeth Coleman

The public do not know enough to be experts, but know enough to decide between them.

— Samuel Butler

I think we so often equate leadership with being experts - the leader is supposed to come in and fix things. But in this…

— Jacqueline Novogratz

Those who depend fully on another person’s knowledge to decide what is possible are easily manipulated. The most effective leaders utilize experts from all…

— Joelle Charbonneau

“Experts need to remember, always, that they are the servants and not the masters of a democratic society and a republican government. If citizens,…

— Thomas M. Nichols

A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.

— James Callaghan

There's no expert on this planet who says that the government telling people what to do actually does any good with this issue, this…

— Michelle Obama

The general public are not even aware of major decisions that will determine their fate, hence are in no position to influence them

— Noam Chomsky

I think you need people of principle, of character, that are leaders, that take stands on important tough issues that will affect the future…

— Sean Hannity

There should be a study of a house directly elected by the people of the world to whom the nations are accountable.

— Ernest Bevin

However difficult it may be to bring it about, some form of world government, with agreed international law and means of enforcing the law,…

— John Boyd Orr

Indeed, willingness to challenge professional economists and other experts is a foundation stone of democracy. If all we have to do is to listen…

— Ha-Joon Chang