Quotes About Democracy

Brexit has certainly exposed an ugly underbelly of our democracy. It is clear to me that we must ensure that the many Leave voting communities must never be left behind again.

Don't drink before voting. You can drink as much as you can after voting.

I've heard Donald Trump say some pretty unhinged things. I've heard them over and over and over again. But nothing is more dangerous to our democracy than his attacks on mail-in voting in the middle of a pandemic.

Serving in the U.S. Congress is about much more than voting on bills. It is about taking on the corporate bullies that taint our democratic process and pushing back when the system is broken.

Whatever changes a common man wants to bring in the country, he can bring it through the process of voting.

People should not be voting based on caste, religion, money, or liquor but real issues that affect their lives.

I am actually not that much into voting.

I believe in Britain and regardless of whether people voted to Leave or Remain, millions of people voting in record numbers showed they do too.

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

We must stand vigilant to protect our voting access.

Voting is designed for old people.

If we reduce the minimum voting age to 16, as we should, then people could be auto-registered when they are issued with a national insurance card.

A government reflects the views of those who select it, and if people are unable to cast their ballot because the voting hours aren't convenient for them or because other hurdles have been raised too high we get a less representative government as a result.

Voting is the bedrock of our democracy and we have a moral responsibility to protect and expand the right to vote - for everyone.

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.'

The very act of voting is a political act.

The Electronic Voting Machines were tampered with in every election since 2014 to defeat the BSP.

Democrats call their flagship voting bill the 'For the People Act.' But a better, and more fitting title is the Nancy Pelosi Power Grab Act.

To fight for voting rights is to fight for human rights.

The fate of our democracy rests on our ability to protect voting rights for all citizens.

The Supreme Court 2013 ruling that gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act set in motion what many feared: the subjection of minorities, seniors, and low-income Americans to unfair, punitive barriers preventing them from exercising their most basic right as American citizens.

Voting rights matter. They are a major part of who we are as Americans.

Whether it is access to voting rights, representation in government, or the outsized influence of money in our political system, the opportunity to interact with and participate in democracy is available to some, but blocked for many.

The Voting Rights Act was, and still is, vitally important to the future of democracy in the United States.