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Ralph Nader, born February 27, 1934, is an American political activist, author, and attorney. He gained national attention with his 1965 book "Unsafe at Any Speed," which criticized the auto industry for its resistance to safety features, leading to significant reforms in car safety regulations. more Ralph Nader, born February 27, 1934, is an American political activist, author, and attorney. He gained national attention with his 1965 book "Unsafe at Any Speed," which criticized the auto industry for its resistance to safety features, leading to significant reforms in car safety regulations. In 1971, he founded Public Citizen, an organization dedicated to consumer rights and public accountability. Nader also played a pivotal role in the passage of the Clean Water Act and the Freedom of Information Act. He ran for President of the United States multiple times, notably in 2000, where he garnered enough votes to impact the election outcome. less

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"I think the evidence is pretty clear. The more sunshine in our lives, the better we feel."
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"A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done."
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"The customs of the rich are the laws of the multitude."
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"The only true aging is the erosion of one's ideals."
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"There is no such thing as a free lunch."
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"Power has to be insecure to be responsive."
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"I don’t believe in charity. I believe in solidarity."
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"There’s plenty of law at the end of a nightstick."
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"The way to change things is to be relentless in your persistence and in your resistance."
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"I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers."
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"The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun."
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"A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity."
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"When strangers start acting like neighbors... communities are reinvigorated."
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"Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you."
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"Start with the premise that the worst has happened to you and work backward."
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