Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes About Democracy

Quotes about: Democracy

• Not enough of our society is trained how to understand and interpret quantitative information. This activity is a centerpiece of science literacy to which we should all strive-the future health, wealth, and security of our democracy depend on it. Until that is achieved, we are at risk of making under-informed decisions that affect ourselves, our communities, our country, and even the world.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Country, Future, Science

  "Neil deGrasse Tyson Sounds The Alarm Over Science Illiteracy, And For Good Reason" By David Freeman, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 5, 2015.

• But the moment the politicians start saying they are in denial of what the scientists are telling them, of what the consensus of scientific experiments demonstrates, that is the beginning of the end of an informed democracy.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Democracy, Denial, Moments

• If factual information upsets you, then you are creating a world that is not embracing objective truths, and that's not how you advance a democracy.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Creating, Upset, Democracy

  Source: www.chicagotribune.com

• When everyone agrees to a single solution and a single plan, there's nothing more efficient in the world than an efficient democracy.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Democracy, World, Plans

  "How Space Exploration Can Make America Great Again". Interview with Chris Heller, www.theatlantic.com. March 5, 2012.

• Knowledge of the natural world and how it works should be counted as fundamental to informed governance. You can't have a functioning democracy, if the electorate is under-informed or, worse, mis-informed.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Democracy, Fundamentals, World

  Source: collider.com

• We're an elective democracy where science and technology will define where the economically strong countries in the world will be. And science and technological literacy is important for security, as well.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Country, Strong, Technology

  "Neil deGrasse Tyson On Literacy, Curiosity, Education, And Being 'In Your Face'". Interview with Linda Holmes, www.npr.org. February 25, 2010.

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