Ralph Nader Quotes

Addiction should never be treated as a crime. It has to be treated as a health problem. We do not send alcoholics to jail in this country. Over 500,000 people are in our jails who are nonviolent drug users.
Ralph Nader

Health, Country, Problem

The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference.
Ralph Nader

Between, Door, Republican

The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.
Ralph Nader

Sun, Energy, Industry

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
Ralph Nader

Leadership, Leaders, Function

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
Ralph Nader

Leadership, Start, Leaders

Your best teacher is your last mistake.
Ralph Nader

Teacher, Best, Last

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.
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Power, Done, Leader

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
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Society, Justice, Less

The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers.
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Washington, Activity, Corporate

When strangers start acting like neighbors... communities are reinvigorated.
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Acting, Start, Strangers

Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you.
Ralph Nader

The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the 'least worst' every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the 'least worst' gets worse.
Ralph Nader

Politics, Deep, Democracy

If God hadn't meant for us to eat sugar, he wouldn't have invented dentists.
Ralph Nader

God, Eat, Meant

Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.
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Democracy, Serious, Vote

Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.
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Order, Crown, Founders

This country has far more problems than it deserves and far more solutions than it applies.
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Country, Problems, Far

For almost seventy years the life insurance industry has been a smug sacred cow feeding the public a steady line of sacred bull.
Ralph Nader

Life, Public, Almost

Like sex in Victorian England, the reality of Big Business today is our big dirty secret.
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Business, Today, Sex

No presidential candidate should visit Las Vegas without condemning organized gambling.
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Vegas, Gambling, Visit

People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans.
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Technology, Company, Hear

There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.
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Daily, Democracy

Every time I see something terrible, it's like I see it at age 19. I keep a freshness that way.
Ralph Nader

Age, Time, Keep

I don't think meals have any business being deductible. I'm for separation of calories and corporations.
Ralph Nader

Business, Separation, Meals

I once said to my father, when I was a boy, 'Dad we need a third political party.' He said to me, 'I'll settle for a second.'
Ralph Nader

Dad, Father, Political

It is fascinating to watch legislators turn away from their usual corporate grips when they hear the growing thunder of the people.
Ralph Nader

Away, Growing, Hear

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Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: February 27, 1934

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