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Nader, Ralph
Born: 1934 AD
Currently alive, at 74 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Activists, Critics, Lawyers, Political Activists
Currently alive, at 74 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Activists, Critics, Lawyers, Political Activists
1934 - Born on the 27th of February in Winsted ,Connecticut, U.S.A.
1955 - He graduated at Princeton University.
1958 - He served in the United States Army for six months.
1959 - He began working as a lawyer in Hartford,Connecticut.
1961 - He was a Professor of History and Government at the University of Hartford.
1964 - He moved to Washington, D.C. and got a job working for the Assistant Secretary of Labor.
1980 - He spearheaded a powerful lobby against FDA approval allowing for mass-scale experimentation of
artificial lens implants.
2000 - He was the nominee of the Green Party.
2004 - He ran as an Independent with Green activist Peter Miguel Camejo as his Vice-Presidential nominee.
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- "I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers."
- "The networks are not some chicken-coop manufacturing lobby whose calls nobody returns."
- "President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the people and now he demands that government wrap itself around the waists of the people."
- "Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I."
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The Seventeen Traditions by Ralph Nader (Hardcover - Feb 1, 2007) My boyhood in a small town in Connecticut was shaped by my family, my friends, our neighbors, my chores and hobbies, the town's culture and environment, its schools, libraries, factories, and...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Corporation Nation: How Corporations are Taking Over Our Lives -- and What We Can Do About It by Charles Derber (Paperback - Apr 10, 2000) Foreword by Ralph Nader. InCorporation NationDerber addresses the unchecked power of today’s corporations to shape the way we work, earn, buy, sell, and think—the very way we live. Huge,...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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