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Without the truth of the people, politics degenerates into mere spectacle and democracy declines, leaving demagoguery and cynicism to fill the void. — Jerry Brown

The reason that everybody likes planning is that nobody has to do anything. — Jerry Brown

Too often I find that the volume of paper expands to fill the available briefcases. — Jerry Brown

It looks to me to be obvious that the whole world cannot eat an American diet. — Jerry Brown

It doesn't matter what I say as long as I sound different from other politicians. — Jerry Brown

Life simply is. It follows its course. Give yourself to the moment. Let life reveal itself to you. — Jerry Brown

I reject get-it-done, make-it-happen thinking. I want to slow things down so I understand others better. — Jerry Brown

The U.S. incarceration binge is not tied to crime. It's a strategy to control the surplus population in a capitalist system that is breaking down. — Jerry Brown

The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs. This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh economy. — Jerry Brown

We're going to get that little bug before that little bug gets my poll ratings down any further. — Jerry Brown

We're going to move left and right at the same time. — Jerry Brown

The way people are treated in them [prisons] is very similar to gulags. — Jerry Brown

Not to mention the CIA which should be, I think, dissolved, it's of no use - a great source of mischief - I don't see any point to the FBI ... — Jerry Brown

Banning capital punishment takes us to a higher state of consciousness. — Jerry Brown

Organic farming is about buying out of a corrupt, illegal and dishonest system. — Jerry Brown

The war on drugs is really no war at all - it's a business! — Jerry Brown

The great problem with government is that it never goes bankrupt. — Jerry Brown

Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change. — Jerry Brown

Then once you get people locked up, it's an incredibly inhuman system. — Jerry Brown

Taking significant amounts of carbon out of our economy without harming its vibrancy is exactly the sort of challenge at which California excels. — Jerry Brown

I've been in office and I've been out of office. And if I were to choose, I'd rather be in office. — Jerry Brown

The conventional viewpoint says we need a jobs program and we need to cut welfare. Just the opposite! We need more welfare and fewer jobs. — Jerry Brown

Republican attacks are without basis, but when the Democrats attack me they're usually right. — Jerry Brown

You're all welcome in California, — Jerry Brown

Equal treatment for children in unequal situations is not justice. — Jerry Brown

My principles are simple. Protect the Earth. Serve the People, and Explore the Universe — Jerry Brown

The corporation is an out-of-control Frankenstein. — Jerry Brown

We need to become more unreasonable but in an intelligent way. — Jerry Brown

[Jerry Brown] is California's way of celebrating the Year of the Child. — Jimmy Carter

The myth is strong, because the need is strong. — Jerry B. Brown

The government is becoming the family of last resort. — Jerry Brown

Sometimes the highest form of action is inaction. — Jerry Brown

At least when I was govenor, cocaine was expensive. — Jerry Brown

Nuclear power will be the Vietnam issue of the 1980s. — Jerry Brown

I would like to maximize the level of human choice in the medical field ... The choice of a treatment in many ways is like the exercise of religion. — Jerry Brown

We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions. — Jerry Brown

Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do? — Jerry Brown

The big lock-up is about drugs. Here's the real scam. The drug war is one of the games to get more convictions and prisoners. — Jerry Brown

Inaction may be the biggest form of action. — Jerry Brown

It's not viable' for poverty stricken developing world to emulate prosperity of U.S. — Jerry Brown