Quotes About Civic

As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.

Allowing those who turn 18 by the general election the right to vote in primary elections will kick start voter education much earlier. And when people start voting at a younger age, they are more likely to become higher propensity voters and be more engaged in their communities.

Voting is great, but it's not an accomplishment. It's a responsibility.

The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood - rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky - they all turn out in one day.

Voting is a right and a responsibility. Teaching young voters the value of this right and responsibility will show them the power they possess to shape their future.

If I had the day off and knew everyone else was voting, I wouldn't miss it. It would become a routine part of my responsibility as a citizen - like paying taxes, only less soul crushing.

Not voting is disrespecting the best of what this nation stands for.

Calling out people for not voting, what experts term 'public shaming,' can prod someone to cast a ballot.

I always preach that you have to be active as a citizen no matter what, and some people just voting as an excuse not to do anything.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

What matters is voting for where you live: Who's your mayor, who's your police chief, who represents you, your city council, your judges. That matters that you vote.

Early voting is a vital component of the electoral landscape in Ohio.

Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans.

Voting is a fundamental right in our democracy.

In general, I think that not voting is a perfectly honorable and civic-minded course in an election with two options that you consider unacceptable. I think casting a protest vote is a totally acceptable course. I have done both in my life.

I am actually not that much into voting.

Having everybody voting to avoid a £25 fine is no way to solve public apathy.

Like anyone from any party who has stood for election, I've often had the depressing experience of meeting an 18- or 19-year-old new voter on the doorstep and being told: 'I'm not interested in voting' or 'none of this matters to me.'

We have to continue to raise awareness as the Voting Rights Caucus... make sure people call into their state legislators. Let us know that they've decided they weren't going to vote because they heard it was a hassle.

Let me say that if the political arena is your choice as you work to keep our democracy strong and our essential freedoms accessible for all, then that is what you should do, and I salute you. We need champions in all walks of our civic discourse.

I'm not a believer in bringing back the draft. But I am a huge proponent of national service.

I care about buses and libraries and schools and roads and education.

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This national energy policy of the last four decades is, in my view, the greatest dereliction of civic responsibility in the history of the Republic. And it is worse today than ever.