There is too much government today. We've got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the need for a government that truly represents and serves its citizens.
Ray Bradbury's quote reminds us that a government should be a reflection of the collective will and needs of its people. It warns against an overly intrusive or disconnected government, advocating instead for a system that is accountable to the citizens it governs.
In practice
In a speech about civic engagement, one could say, 'As Ray Bradbury stated, we must ensure our government remains by the people, of the people, and for the people.'
I've written about 2,000 short stories; I've only published 300 and I feel I'm still learning. Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old fashioned virtues of hard, constant labor, he'll eventually make some kind of career for himself as a writer. Ray Bradbury, 1967 interview (Doing the Math - that means for every story he sold, he wrote six "un-publishable" ones. Keep typing!)
I never went to college, so I went to the library.
There must be something in books, something we canβt imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You donβt stay for nothing.
I think the sun is a flower, That blooms for just one hour.
The first thing a writer should be is - excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms. Without such vigor, he might as well be out picking peaches or digging ditches; God knows it'd be better for his health.
You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.
The best defence [for a democracy, for the public good] is aggressiveness, the aggressiveness of the involved citizen. We need to reassert that slow, time-consuming, inefficient, boring process that requires our involvement; it is called 'being a citizen.' The public good is not something that you can see. It is not static. It is a process. It is the process by which democratic civilizations build themselves.
I am from the Left, but I am happy to work with people from the Right.
These examples, though as unfit for the imitation, as they are repugnant to the genius of America, are notwithstanding . . . very instructive proofs of the necessity of some institution that will blend stability with liberty.
I doubt very much if a man whose main literary interests were in works by Mr. Zane Grey, admirable as they may be, is particularly equipped to be the chief executive of this country, particularly where Indian Affairs are concerned.
Let us wage a moral and political war against war itself, so that we can cut military spending and use that money for human needs.
Elections exist for the sake of the House of Commons and not the House of Commons for the sake of elections.
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