Thaksin Shinawatra Quotes
I come from election, I come from the people. I owe gratitude to our people. I do everything for the good of the country and the people.
"Interview with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra." Time, 6 Mar. 2006.
On why elected representatives would be responsive to their constituents:
The senator had taken positions that were sometimes unpopular with voters.
See Charles James Fox, John Milton, Jeremy Bentham, George Mason, Henry Clay, Benjamin Disraeli and Woodrow Wilson for similar expressions of this idea.
Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, and was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. After being ousted from power, he was found guilty of corruption in 2008 and is now living in self-exile.