Top 25 Ralph Nader Quotes

Words matter. These are the best Ralph Nader Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.

For almost seventy years the life insurance industry ha

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
I don’t think meals have any business being deductible. I’m for separation of calories and corporations.
Ralph Nader
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
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
Ralph Nader
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
I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
Ralph Nader
President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the people and now he demands that government wrap itself around the waists of the people.
Ralph Nader
No presidential candidate should visit Las Vegas without condemning organized gambling.
Ralph Nader
Sanctions against polluters are feeble and out of date, and are rarely invoked.
Ralph Nader
John D. Rockefeller wanted to dominate oil, but Microsoft wants it all, you name it: cable, media, banking, car dealerships.
Ralph Nader
The shortcomings of America’s political leaders do not stop at our borders.
Ralph Nader
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
There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.
Ralph Nader
Like sex in Victorian England, the reality of Big Business today is our big dirty secret.
Ralph Nader
The liberal intelligentsia has allowed its party to become a captive of corporate interests.
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Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.
Ralph Nader
Every time I see something terrible, it’s like I see it at age 19. I keep a freshness that way.
Ralph Nader
When strangers start acting like neighbors… communities are reinvigorated.
Ralph Nader
Power has to be insecure to be responsive.
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We must strive to become good ancestors.
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Let’s not just look at it as taking votes away from Gore. Our support comes from a lot of people.
Ralph Nader
Your best teacher is your last mistake.
Ralph Nader
The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.
Ralph Nader
A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
Ralph Nader
The networks are not some chicken-coop manufacturing lobby whose calls nobody returns.
Ralph Nader