Quotes About Participation

And when you are entering into poetry, whatever stage you're at, you are participating in something with a very long and noble tradition.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

If we would learn what the human race really is at bottom, we need only observe it in election times.

Democracy is not just the right to vote, it is the right to live in dignity.

The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.

One of the chief symptoms of every revolution is the sharp and sudden increase in the number of ordinary people who take an active, independent and forceful interest in politics.

Avoid any specific discussion of public policy at public meetings.

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

I do not think the mere extension of the ballot a panacea for all the ills of our national life. What we need to-day is not simplymore voters, but better voters.

Politics isn't only about government. Politics is about the people.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

People are increasingly beginning to feel that democracy itself is being destroyed by this latest phase of globalization and that politics doesn't matter because it changes nothing.

I believe the people should have the opportunity to have a greater influence on politics with their ideas. We need a new impulse for renewal.

Politics in a democracy is, at the end, an educational process.

Teenagers have a legitimate voice. We deserve to have a seat at the table and a place in the conversation. We're not exempt from politics and social movements; we're affected by them.

Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters, because all of us need to be able to make a difference.

People who bowl vote. Bowlers are not the cultural elite.

Take it from me, every vote counts.

Those who refuse to engage in politics will be led by their inferiors

Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate.

Politics in a democratic society should not be treated like a baseball game, a game show or a soap opera. The times are too serious for that.

Politics is a dirty business, but if you do not do politics, politics will be done to you.

The ideas and principles of democracy should not be limited to politics, but must pervade all areas of social life.