43 Populist Quotes for You to Enjoy

Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. Robert A. Heinlein

In the late 19th century there was a major union organization, Knights of Labor, and also a radical populist movement based on farmers. It's hard to believe, but it was based in Texas, and it was quite radical. They wanted their own banks, their own cooperatives, their own control over sales and commerce. Noam Chomsky

Organization Own Control Radical Believe Late Knights Over Major Also Sales Texas Labor Commerce Quite Movement Wanted Banks Century Hard Farmers Union Populist Based

The crisis of the 1930s and the populist reactions of that time must not be forgotten. Albert II of Belgium

Time Crisis Must Reactions Forgotten Populist

I suspect that many of the great cultural shifts that prepare the way for political change are largely aesthetic. A Buick radiator grille is as much a political statement as a Rolls Royce radiator grille, one enshrining a machine aesthetic driven by a populist optimism, the other enshrining a hierarchical and exclusive social order. J. G. Ballard

Great Change Political Other Statement Way Machine Hierarchical Driven Exclusive Aesthetic Shifts Cultural Optimism Political Statement Suspect Rolls Order Social Much Social Order Many Prepare Populist Largely

Extremists and populist movements are exploiting people's fear of those who are not like us. We can see the consequences in the form of terrorism and racially motivated violence. Kjell Magne Bondevik

Terrorism People Fear Consequences Extremists Those See Like Motivated Movements Form Us Exploiting Who Populist Violence

My personal political convictions are rooted in the populist political traditions of western Canada. Preston Manning

Political Convictions Traditions Western Canada Personal Rooted Populist

In Germany, a country that for obvious reasons is far more attuned than most to the dangers of demagogy, populism, and nationalism, lawmakers have already proposed taking legal measures against fake news. When populist, nationalist fake news threatens the liberal democratic center, other Europeans may follow suit. Toomas Hendrik Ilves

News Legal Country Fake News Nationalism Other Liberal Dangers Follow Threatens Lawmakers More Proposed Taking Most Democratic Obvious Attuned Fake Germany Than May Nationalist Center Against Far Measures Reasons Europeans Populist Suit

In these troubled times we live in, we should remain vigilant and see through populist arguments. Albert II of Belgium

Argument Live See Remain Through Troubled Times Should Vigilant Populist

Much of the media failed to anticipate the potential Trump represented as a disruptive populist force, understand why his supporters trusted him, or offer honest reporting on the underlying trends that made his rise possible. Ben Domenech

Made Trends Possible Rise Potential Failed Supporters Force Underlying Him Understand His Trump Anticipate Trusted Offer Reporting Much Media Populist Why Disruptive Honest

I'm so proud of being a populist! Beppe Grillo

Proud Being Populist

Beating up on the so-called elite media has a nice populist ring to it. Bill Keller

Nice Ring Beating Up So-Called Media Populist Elite

I'm anti-big power. I don't know if that's populist or not. Brian Lamb

Power Know Populist

I don't see myself as particularly highbrow. I am much more populist. David Slade

Myself See More Highbrow Particularly Am Much Populist

As with fascism, the rise of Islamic totalitarianism has partly to do with its populist appeal to the class resentments of an economically oppressed population and to anger at political subordination and humiliation. Ellen Willis

Class Anger Political Humiliation Totalitarianism Rise Economically Partly Islamic Oppressed Subordination Appeal Fascism Population Populist

Populist promises to reverse every tough decision are nothing but empty rhetoric, irresponsible leadership, and bad politics. They are not the solution to Ireland's problems. Enda Kenny

Politics Leadership Problems Decision Promises Tough Nothing Every Bad Solution Tough Decision Empty Reverse Ireland Irresponsible Rhetoric Populist

After the global financial crisis of 2008, populist uprisings had sprouted across Europe. Putin and his strategists sensed the beginnings of a larger uprising that could upend the Continent and make life uncomfortable for his geostrategic competitors. Franklin Foer

I don't know if I'm a populist artist, but I do try to maintain a spirit of generosity. Fred Tomaselli

Try Spirit Generosity Maintain Know Artist Populist

Northeastern conservatism is moderate, accepts the modern welfare state, and dislikes mixing religion with politics. Western conservatism is hawkish, hates government, and embraces individual freedom. Southern conservatism is populist, draws on evangelical Christianity, and plays upon racial resentments. Jacob Weisberg

Politics Government Freedom Religion Welfare Christianity Conservatism State Draws Embraces Hates Individual Individual Freedom Welfare State Accepts Mixing Western Southern Moderate Modern Dislikes Racial Evangelical Populist Plays

I'm a populist. I'm the people's designer... It's important that there are price points that allow people in who maybe don't have the ability to have higher-ticket items - but they can still have something very emblematic of the collection. Jeremy Scott

People Important Collection Ability Something Price Points Allow Still Items Very Maybe Who Populist Designer

The forces that have worked hard to stoke populist anger against reform are the very ones that benefit from a health system which puts profits ahead of quality care for its patients. Jerrold Nadler

Health Anger Quality Care Benefit System Puts Forces Very Reform Stoke Patients Which Against Worked Hard Populist Profits

American populist politics has a long tradition, from Andrew Jackson to Huey Long to Joseph McCarthy. But the politician Trump is most like could be George Wallace. Joy Reid

Politics Long Politician Andrew Could Joseph Long Tradition Like Most Tradition George Trump Wallace American Jackson McCarthy Populist

I do not think it is a coincidence that young people gravitated toward populist voices in the French election and that the two issue positions where Donald Trump and young voters seem to agree most - global engagement and trade - are rooted in populism. Kristen Soltis Anderson

People Election Young Think Positions Seem Voices Toward Voters Global Most French Trade Issue Trump Donald Donald Trump Where Young People Rooted Engagement Agree Populist Two Coincidence

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