Citizenry Quote by Ralph Nader

“once the citizenry acquiesces to a new power, believing that it does not affect them, it becomes institutionalized and legitimized and objection becomes impossible.”

— Glenn Greenwald

There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.

— Margaret J. Wheatley

An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy.

— Thomas Jefferson

Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.

— Aaron Swartz

Citizens want not just input but influence.

— Deborah Reyher

Democracy requires an informed citizenry able to question its government.

— Richard N. Haass

When we organize with one another, when we get involved, when we stand up and speak out together, we can create a power no…

— Howard Zinn

How can those who are invested with the power of government be prevented from the abuse of those powers as the means of aggrandizing…

— John C. Calhoun

The people cannot delegate to government the power to do anything which would be unlawful for them to do themselves.

— John Locke

Nothing could be more irrational than to give the people power, and to withhold from them information without which power is abused.

— James Madison

The kind of power I want is the power to persuade. But I do not want the power to tell other people what to…

— Gloria Steinem

One knows something is important when the powers that be choose not to acknowledge it in public.

— Linda Colley