Quotes About Participation

Long live democracy!

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

To me, being a Democrat means we can't let 'We the People' turn into 'We the Few.'

Whether you're Democrat or Republican... you want everybody who's eligible to vote to vote, and that's how you want to win elections.

I'm a democrat.

I'm just the democratic voice of Bolivia.

Free media is very essential for the democratic process and... development.

The Democrats complain; I choose to compete.

The biggest strength we have as Democrats is encouraging people to speak up about what is in their best interest.

Get out there and vote like your lives depend on it.

Democracy depends on well educated and engaged citizens.

Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are.

A democracy depends on its people, the literate and the well read.

I know that when we deprive communities of their voice, it can be dangerous.

It's not the same when you don't have people watching and cheering you on. That's what makes the Derby so great.

Because now it's the fans out there that are entertaining us, the developers, with their creations!

A lecture is much more of a dialogue than many of you probably realize.

I never cake someone who doesn't want to be caked - at least, I try not to. Sometimes I miss my target. I'm pretty much going through the crowd making sure I find someone who wants to get caked. If you don't want to get caked, shake your head or tell me you don't want to get caked. It's that easy.

When education feels arduous or like a task, a lot of times you don't get people to open the door to interact with it.

I just thank the people who took part in our graduated drivers task force, who came with their thoughts and ideas as to how we can best keep our roads safe, and it has paid off.

I love giving little ones fun tasks that make them feel like they're part of the team but keep them safe. My go-tos are topping pizzas, decorating cookies, stirring ingredients, and, of course, taste-testing!

The Occupy movement did create spontaneously communities that taught people something: you can be in a supportive community of mutual aid and cooperation and develop your own health system and library and have open space for democratic discussion and participation. Communities like that are really important.

You have educate the masses to exactly what their tax dollars are going to pay for. I think once people educate themselves and open up their minds to understand that on that really basic level, then you'll have some type of change in the way that Americans associate themselves and participate in their own political process.

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds pay taxes and can join the army, so surely they should in turn be given their right to vote.