“ Accountability is the essence of democracy. If people do not know what their government is doing, they cannot be truly self-governing. The national security state assumes the government secrets are to… Garry Wills
“ As soon as any man says of the affairs of the State What does it matter to me? the State may be given up for lost. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“ [David] Maraniss sees [Barack] Obama as a man with "a moviegoer's or writer's sensibility, where he is both participating and observing himself participating, and views much of the political process a… Jane Mayer
“ New and stirring things are belittled because if they are not belittled the humiliating question arises 'Why then are you not taking part in them? H.G. Wells
“ Without international participation, jobs and emissions will simply shift overseas to countries that require few, if any, environmental protections, harming the global environment as well as the U.S.… Fred Upton
“ Snohetta promotes a more democratic workplace atmosphere than most other architectural offices. This may merely reflect prevalent employment practices in Scandinavia, but Snohetta places a stronger em… Martin Filler
“ Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance. David Blunkett
“ It is our hope that the AP program can serve as an anchor for increasing rigor in our schools. Rigor can be maintained while increasing student participation. Gaston Caperton
“ Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all. Charles Rangel
“ [F]reedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that Oh, I don't get involved in politics, as if that makes you somehow cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and pan… Bill Maher
“ The participation of the people in their own government was the more significant, because the colonies actually had what England only seemed to have, - three departments of government. Albert Bushnell Hart
