Anybody who cares about the functioning of democracy should be concerned about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.

I think people everywhere have a very dismaying feeling that politics are going over their heads, are being decided by wealthy interests that don't take them into consideration. And are bending the legislative process in their own behalf.

If somebody has a monopoly position, and wants to keep that monopoly position, it means that you are effectively shutting out competition from other sources.

We live in a world in which celebrity recognition, media access, and power translate very quickly into political power and indeed economic power.

Anybody who cares about the functioning of democracy should be concerned about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.

Knowing where you have come from is important in forming an idea of where you want to go.

I think in the world we live in where television is the principal source of information for most people, it really affects the balance of the democratic process. The fairness of the democratic process.