John D. M. Hamilton Quotes

I'm involved in issues, and issues are about grass-roots politics.

As to politics, I am doing what I can for the cause.

Political development should start at the grassroots.

Politics is not a spectator sport. You can't just sit on the sidelines.

I want people to be mad as hell. Be mad as hell and work toward something. Find an issue and find a candidate that you believe in.

I think voting is the lowest form of political action that you can do. A lot of times, it keeps people from doing stronger things.

Before running for the Washington State Senate in 2014, I had spent 20 years as an activist. I had always believed that we needed to push for change on the outside, through community organizing and advocacy.

We need to keep ringing the bell, wake people up to get our democracy together. Farm workers are like a symbol, and it is good that people are paying attention.

There is a weapon we can fight with. That is the weapon of political action.

Washington is a bubble, and there is nothing more powerful than the conservative grassroots when we are engaged and letting our voice be heard.

We need to find a way to empower citizens to make governments take notice.

I long for the day when there are things I feel strongly about politically.

I remember my dad supporting everyone on the local and national level. I was pretty much born into it. I saw the importance of politics firsthand. It gave you a chance to be at the table.

Never you mind about the country, or about the state, or the city, or about the ward. You take care of your precinct.

Influence elected government officials, don't just elect them. Your right is to govern yourselves, not just to choose your governors.

Change never comes from the White House. It comes from your house and my house.

I think everybody who has a brain should get involved in politics. Working within. Not criticizing it from the outside. Become an active participant, no matter how feeble you think the effort is.

You don’t have to wait till your party’s in power to have an impact on life at home and around the world

We have to remain vigilant and loud and stay consistently engaged with our representatives and the political process every single day, on both a macro and micro level.

The organizer dedicated to changing the life of a particular community must first rub raw the resentments of the people of the community.

I am one who believes in the power of the people. I am inspired when I see people hit the streets, who challenge their elected officials, and are willing to stand up and fight. I encourage it.

We have a big platform we can use to make change in this country. It starts with going home to our own cities and making change there. It starts with encouraging people to vote and using our platform to talk to people with power in this country to create change.

I hope to make clear that involvement in small scale community work can make a difference in our city's politics.

The most powerful thing we can do is get involved locally. Help our local community and become community activists in our own smaller circle.

I think I'm gradually becoming a more politically aware person.