Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 February 1934
CityWinsted, CT
CountryUnited States of America
politics
Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you.
function leadership premise produce
I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
action assumption consumer denies exciting fans healthy issue purchased stake tickets
There is, as well, a consumer issue at stake here. Fans have purchased tickets for Eagles' games, in Philadelphia and elsewhere, on the assumption that they will see one of the game's most exciting receivers, so long as he is healthy enough to play. The Eagles' action denies them this opportunity.
draft
These were not conscientious objectors. They were belligerent draft dodgers,
attack call domestic heard needs president question speak
But you've heard him speak about Saddam. For every question we put to the president about domestic needs he has one answer: attack Iraq, attack Iraq, attack Iraq. Psychologists would call this the obsessive-compulsive syndrome.
millions save taxpayers vote
A 'no' vote will potentially save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
free respect
dishonors this country's traditional respect for free speech.
against aware campaign candidate looks people powerful rich says single
Not a single candidate who I am aware of ever looks at the American people and says to them, 'Do you want to be more powerful against the rich and powerful? That's why this campaign is so different.
lose reach
They're going to have to reach out or they're going to lose votes.
against bias bred cliff climbing laws major meet parties passed slippery state third tremendous
There's a tremendous bias in state laws against third parties and independent candidates, bred by the two major parties, who passed these laws. They don't like competition. So it's like climbing a cliff with a slippery rope, ... Meet the Press.
die medical thousands
This is a medical malpractice crisis. Over 80,000 Americans, 220 every day, die from medical negligence. Hundreds of thousands are injured.
bigger country criminal run vice war
This country is run by a war criminal and his vice president, an even bigger war criminal.
debates including increasing number voices
of increasing the number of presidential debates and including more voices in those debates.
green internal involved party settle
I've always been independent, it's a thing with me, ... I don't want to get involved in these internal Green Party disputes, that's for them to settle ... I want to extravert the party's agenda.