20 Quotes by Charles Edison

Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership.

I want to say here and now, that I demand unshakable integrity of every State employee.

I am confident that this legislature will rise above partisan bickering, especially after the public promises its members made last fall, and that it will demonstrate a high capacity for civil service.

I have no desire to go in for tyranny or to play the part of King Charles. I hate tyranny in any field of human activity.

Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless, if true believers of democracy - citizens devoted to the democratic ideals - do not constantly oppose them.

Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still.

In physics, to be in two places at the same time would be a miracle; in politics it seems not merely normal, but natural.

A new constitution should be more amendable. A needlessly confusing system of courts should be altered to produce an arrangement that would be simple, responsible, and less awkward.

It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth.