The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun. Ralph Nader More Quotes by Ralph Nader More Quotes From Ralph Nader 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. Ralph Nader party government order The Democratic and Republican parties, two apparently distinct political entities feeding at the same corporate trough. Ralph Nader political party two The reason that democracies always defeat dictatorships is because they're open to debate. We should never allow Washington to say, 'Shut up, get in line and wave the flag.' Ralph Nader flags lines democracy Things have gotten so bad in this country, you look back at Richard Nixon with nostalgia. Ralph Nader nostalgia country looks Nothing short of a federal investigation can begin to disclose the abuses which have woven a fine web of mutually implicating relationships between businessmen and government officials. Ralph Nader abuse woven government If you always vote for the lesser of two evils, you will always have evil, and you will always have less. Ralph Nader vote evil two Young wives are the leading asset of corporate power. They want the suburbs, a house, a settled life, and respectability. They want society to see that they have exchanged themselves for something of value. Ralph Nader feminist wife house I think Hillary Clinton is a militarist. She is a political coward. The interesting thing about Hilary Clinton, like Bill Clinton dodging the draft, he never touched the Pentagon - she is in the same position. Ralph Nader political interesting thinking The financial wealth of the top 1 percent of households in the U.S. exceeds the combined wealth of the bottom 95 percent. Ralph Nader bottom wealth financial In the meantime the big corporations are fleeing America for tax havens and places like Ireland, Luxembourg and the Grand Cayman Islands; the rich are finding more tax loopholes to expect; so when are the people going to basically roll up their sleeves and say, we've had enough, we're going to recapture Congress. Ralph Nader islands america people We live in a two-party tyranny that doesn't believe in competition, can enforce it with penalties and obstructions, and they're getting closer and closer to being both one corporate party with two heads having different labels. Ralph Nader party two believe The progress of history is to take the impossible and turn it into the possible. Ralph Nader turns progress impossible All empires eventually destroy themselves. That's the record of history. Ralph Nader empires records The lesser of two evils, or the least of the worst, is not good enough for the American people anymore. Ralph Nader evil two people We're trying to convey how much easier it is than most people think, especially young people, to turn the country around if they focus on the levers, if they focus on Congress, and state legislatures. Ralph Nader country people thinking The only true aging is the erosion of one's ideals. Ralph Nader erosion aging ideals Information is the currency of democracy. It's denial must always be suspect. Ralph Nader denial information democracy 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 party father Ronald Reagan is the most ignorant president since Warren Harding. Ralph Nader warren-harding ignorant president There are some people in this world who would never plant a seed because it doesn't produce fruit the first season. Ralph Nader fruit people world
