Pete Gallego Quotes

I am more convinced than ever that a lively two party system is essential to our democracy.

I believe politics is a team sport. That, for awful and unfortunate reasons beyond any of our control, the American system only allows, effectively, for two teams.

I think the executives have matured enough so that they recognize that we have a two-party system. In California, we have more than a two-party system.

Competition for votes sends parties in a two-party system toward the center.

Vibrant political parties are vital to the health of our democracy.

There is a severe shortage in our country of political parties where internal democracy is alive and kicking.

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.

I think there's a lot of problems with being a two-party system.

Very little is dependable in the politics of a going democracy except the people's conviction that one world-saver at a time is enough.

There is nothing wrong with this country that a good election can’t fix.

In the United States, politics is a profession, whereas in Europe it is a right and a duty.

I was in Australia for many years. And the system there is a two-party system and the government changes from time to time.

Democracy, of course, requires strong demands from the public.

We pride ourselves on our democracy, but when you see the way it actually works, I think it is worthy of contempt.

I firmly believe the way forward for our nation is to have a robust democracy.

Our democracy works because the parties air and debate their differences in public.

I would say that every political party must remain in some form in a state or the Centre for the sake of democracy.

I hate politics. It's slimy. Any job where people pander for votes, I don't like. The country has gotten so partisan that if you're not on my side, you're the enemy. The only thing I ever try to support is a third party, like Unity08. We need more parties and more choice.

Without the political parties and the volunteering work of their members day in, day out, we would have a very different sort of politics and society.

The practical core of democracy, defined functionally, is the peaceful exchange of power between different groups of powerful political players arranged in parties.

Campaign ads are the backbone of American democracy if American democracy suffered a gigantic spinal injury.

It is unfortunate that people believe that in order to democratise something you have to get politicians out of the system.

And in Canada we, you know, it costs us three or $400 million to have an election. You know, it's always been my position that we shouldn't complain about that; that's the price of admission for a living in a great democracy.

It is easy to fall into the trap of believing that democracy will improve the function of policy.

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.