Ram Nath Kovind Quotes

Canadians want to elect good people to be their voice in Ottawa.

Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents.

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests.

Any of us who wants to go to Parliament must have that responsibility to represent the people who voted us in.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

I kinda halfway paid attention to politics during my early years, but the older you get, the more you realize it's very important to pay attention to who gets elected. They can ruin the country.

My family has been in politics a long time in Los Angeles. We very much believe we are elected to represent the people. I mean, I am to give voice to, you know, the over half a million people I represent in my congressional district. I mean, that's the way it works.

I feel it's a person's duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives.

Everybody has a say, everybody has a voice, because everyone that comes to the House had about 750,000 people they're representing. And you want those voices heard.

I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions.

The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here.

The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service.

Voters do not decide issues. They decide who will decide issues.

We enter parliament in order to supply ourselves, in the arsenal of democracy, with its own weapons…. If democracy is so stupid as to give us free tickets and salaries for this … work, that is its affair.

I cannot run the political machine. I have enough on my hands without that. It is the people's business.

We don’t trust government, but we need government….Government didn’t land here from Mars. We elected them.

Some city-council people are really awesome, but most are uninspired.

I am voting in the midterm elections because I believe that when people engage with their local government, it reminds those placed in power that they are public servants who will be held accountable for their decisions.

I've always felt like in a democracy - this is how I was raised - that as a citizen, it's your duty to work hard for the agenda of the country.

You should absolutely get involved, especially those local politics like school board seats. That's really where America happens.

I wanted to be an MP who was normal. I believe in politics, I'm a proud parliamentarian, and I want people to want parliamentarians again.

I love my district, the 37th Legislative District in Washington State, where I have lived for more than 20 years.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

You can't keep a democracy going in a functional and constructive way if only 10 percent of the people you represent think your institution is functioning in an acceptable way. That's just not viable.