Ralph Nader
I understand that you are considering people for the most Outstanding American Award. I am not one for awards or publicity, especially from the government, but I felt that I truly deserve this award. I am the one man who has fought for the most important aspect of America, its citizens. America's most important asset is it's people, and I, more than the corporate-influenced politicians like yourself, have been the people's defender and advocate for nearly half a century. I am the man who has carried out the legacy of the great muckrakers of the beginning of this century. I was born to Lebanese parents in Connecticut. My father was a hard working man who taught me to never trust those in power. "Not only to a child do things seem upside down, if you judge by what is right," he said. And the welfare of the people of this country is what is right, not protecting the profits of corporations. During my years at Princeton and Harvard Law School, I discovered that corporations were, by their nature, ruthless, and that people were very apathetic to do any activist measures to help themselves. When I published my book, Unsafe At Any Speed, in 1965, people were astonished at the danger of cars, because
Public Citizen Tax Reform Research Group Founder of the organization responsible for all of Nader's reformist action. Has advocated and supported thousands of pieces of legislation and has helped defeat just as many. The offshoots and major accomplishments of this group include: Public Defender of the Year- New Republic- 1969 Lawyer, activist, author and 1996 presidential candidate. Son of Lebanese parents, Nathra and Rose Nader, who showed that any citizen can make changes for the betterment of his country and its people.
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