16 Quotes & Sayings By Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader is an author, consumer advocate, attorney, lecturer, and the most recognized political activist in the US. He was the Green Party's nominee for president in 2000. His books include Unsafe at Any Speed, The Case for Quality Government, Runaway Inequality: The State of America's Union, and his latest book, The Seventies.

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Members of Congress are like the voters in one respect -- they want to go with the winners. Ralph Nader
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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
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The Function of Leadership is to produce more Leaders, Not more Followers. Ralph Nader
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The resource of generational history is accorded little attention our society, which seems ever more obsessed with making “new” and “better” synonymous. From my family I became aware of the importance of passing along wisdom from one generation to the next. Yet despite the increasing proliferation of digital recording and other communication technologies, we’re passing on less knowledge today than our parents did through the oral tradition alone. We’re drowning in photographs and videos, capturing every mundane moment of our birthdays, holidays, and vacations. Yet these can be no more than pleasant distraction, only scratching the surface of our real relationships. Ralph Nader
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I don't think meals have any business being deductible. I'm for separation of calories and corporations. Ralph Nader
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Every time I see something terrible, it's like I see it at age 19. I keep a freshness that way. Ralph Nader
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A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done. Ralph Nader
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The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. Ralph Nader
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I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. Ralph Nader
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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
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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
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Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you. Ralph Nader
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People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans. Ralph Nader
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John D. Rockefeller wanted to dominate oil, but Microsoft wants it all, you name it: cable, media, banking, car dealerships. Ralph Nader
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A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity. Ralph Nader