Quotes About Participation

It is the duty of governments to create a pro-voter environment that encourages participation, but it is also the responsibility of citizens to make their voices heard.

We can have all the walkouts we want, but if we don't walk to that ballot box and make our voices heard, these politicians aren't going to listen.

America's Founders were committed to a wide-open public forum in which all voices and perspectives could have a chance of being heard.

If your voices are not heard, you can be sure that many others will be - in particular those who are paid to present a point of view, and often do it most effectively.

In the late 1960s, the masses were supposed to be passive, not entering into the public arena and having their voices heard.

Dad truly believed that Christians should be involved in the political process and should make their voices heard.

So many women don't have voices in their governments.

People need to make their voices heard in an orderly fashion.

I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is.

The people inside the company, generally two to three levels down, they know best what's wrong and how to fix it. It's just that their voices aren't being heard. I listen for words, tonality, and language.

Put a lawn sign on your lawn; go door to door for your candidate. Register people to vote. There's so much we can do through our voices and time. That's what flips elections.

I will stand up on issues as they arise, making sure that the voices of Georgians are always being heard.

To say a democracy prospers only if one set of voices is heard would be untrue.

Politics is not about a certain type or breed of people. It is a representation of the different voices we have in society.

I played volleyball and basketball and would also take part in dramatics.

We want to get more women into the sport, whether that be marshals, volunteers, engineers, female racing drivers. We want to open up the sport and show there's opportunities out there.

I have this to say to the people: go the polls and vote for the candidate of your choice... This is your responsibility; do not neglect it.

To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible.

I think if people value democracy, they had damn well better get out and exercise their right to vote while their vote still means something.

The right to vote is the easiest of all rights to grant.

I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?

If you can't put your values into your vote, we don't have a democracy.

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests.

The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.