Ralph Nader Quotes

We must strive to become good ancestors.

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.’

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

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

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.

The nation is faced with one of the most corporate-orientated anti-consumer Congresses in our history.

The shortcomings of America’s political leaders do not stop at our borders.

Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and their future employers. The money of vested interest nullifies genuine voter choice and trust.