It's very, very hard to speak truth to power when the truth is unpleasant. I think it's one of the toughest things especially a young person has to do and the only way you can do it is if you're willing to walk out the door if he doesn't take your advice. Or if you're willing to walk out the door if he goes over the line.
David GergenWe are making politics a spectator sport in which our only duty is to vote somebody into office and then retire to the grandstands.
David GergenA leader's role is to raise people's aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there.
David GergenWe know from past history that when young people vote for one party a couple of times, they tend to vote for that party during their adult lifetimes in disproportionate numbers.
David Gergen