Control Quote by Prashant Bhushan

Elections are a competition with only one winner. Giving more money to the opponent every time one speaks on behalf of a favored candidate…

— Bradley A. Smith

If people are going to donate huge sums of money to influence elections, we have the right to know who is donating, and this…

— Elissa Slotkin

“The odd American idea that giving money to political campaigns is free speech means that the very rich have far more speech, and so…

— Timothy Snyder

It is true that power corrupts. The hope at the polling stations and the actions of the elected representatives, unfortunately, often turn to be…

— Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed.

— John Rawls

In the United States 95% of the people who win elections have the most money. That's it. So, money is a big part of…

— George Clooney

“Under a parliamentary democracy, such as in France, political influence can be secured by using money to create favorable or unfavorable public opinion. Political…

— Günter Reimann

“Elections are run by the public relations industry. Its primary task is commercial advertising, which is designed to undermine markets by creating uninformed consumers…

— Noam Chomsky

The illegitimate money made by corrupt public servants and the power that it gives them is then also used to perpetuate them in office.…

— Prashant Bhushan

We must reduce the influence of money in politics, beginning by overturning Citizens United and taking back our system from the millionaires and billionaires…

— Patty Judge

In a democracy there are only two types of power: there's organized people and organized money, and organized money only wins when people aren't…

— Benjamin Todd Jealous

Democracy functions better when donors push politicians to win campaigns based on their defining issues instead of using financial pressure for policy changes, favors,…

— Ari Melber