In this rigged, two-party system, third parties almost never win a national election. It's obvious what our function is in this constricted oligarchy of two corporate-indentured parties - to push hitherto taboo issues onto the public stage, to build for a future, to get a young generation in, keep the progressive agenda alive, push the two parties a little bit on this issue and that.
Ralph NaderWhat's happening is that the will of the people, the declared opinion of the people, who want more agendas, more ideas, more sensible redirections reforms in our country, are being thwarted by the mechanism of keeping third-party candidates, who are on more than enough States theoretically to get an electoral vote majority, to keep them off the mass media, the commercial media, to keep them off the debates.
Ralph NaderThe central challenge for any company, regardless of its size, is to keep doing a better job for its customers.
Ralph NaderNothing can stop the power of an informed citizenry when it is empowered, organized, and motivated.
Ralph NaderOurs is a system of corporate socialism, where companies capitalize their profits and socialize their lossesโฆin effect, they tax you for their accidents, bungling, boondoggles, and mismanagement, just like a government. We should be able to deselect them.
Ralph Nader