42 Zephyr Teachout Quotes for You to Enjoy

Zephyr Teachout

American Lawyer

Born: Oct 24, 1971

Corruption Money People Politics Power You

The federal government has shown little willingness to stand up to corporate monopolies, and use its powers under the existing antitrust statutes, including the powerful Clayton Act and Sherman Act. Zephyr Teachout

Government Corporate Willingness Federal Federal Government Powerful Powers Existing Up Antitrust Little Act Stand Use Stand Up Shown Including Monopolies

The attorney general of New York state has a special authority and responsibility to preserve the integrity of businesses and nonprofits in New York under the state's own laws as well as under the U.S. Constitution. Zephyr Teachout

Constitution Integrity Responsibility Own State General Laws New U.S. Constitution Attorney Attorney General Well Authority York New York New York State Special Businesses Preserve

So the job of building structures, building a constitutional structure, is not just to punish those who behave badly but actually to protect people from their own temptations. Zephyr Teachout

People Job Building Own Punish Those Constitutional Temptations Structure Structures Badly Protect Behave Just Who Actually

I hope that we increasingly shift power to local governments. Zephyr Teachout

Hope Power Increasingly Local Local Governments I Hope That Shift Governments

I see the job of attorney general as the single most important legal office in the country when you can’t trust the federal government. Zephyr Teachout

Government You Trust Legal Job Country Important Single I See See General Federal Federal Government Attorney Attorney General Most Office

We need to pressure lawmakers to hold hearings on pending mergers, and pressure federal and state enforcers to use their full powers. Zephyr Teachout

Pressure State Lawmakers Federal Mergers Powers Hold Use Full Need

Everybody’s always going to have some self-interest. When it passes a certain point, that’s when it become corruption. Zephyr Teachout

Corruption Become Some Point Self-Interest Always Passes Going Certain Certain Point

Voters have a responsibility to make a judgment with whatever facts are available on Election Day. Zephyr Teachout

Day Election Responsibility Judgment Whatever Facts Voters Make Available Election Day

Creating systems where people feel like they're being punished for things they didn't do wrong breaks all kinds of trust and makes people feel like they're not being treated with dignity. Zephyr Teachout

Trust Dignity People Punished Systems Kinds Wrong Feel Like Makes Being Where Breaks Creating Things Treated

It’s always a fun game to go back and guess what long-past people would think. Zephyr Teachout

Game People Think Guess Back Would Always Go Fun