Quotes About Voting

People are even more wary of politicians and they are realizing that democracy isn't just about putting a cross on a ballot every four years, it's about deciding what you want and fighting for it.

Alright guys, I want to get out there and vote tomorrow. And not because it's cool, because it's not. You know what is cool? Smoking. Smoke while you vote.

The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to be ashamed of herself.

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

If Despotism failed only for want of a capable benevolent despot, what chance has Democracy, which requires a whole population of capable voters.

In poltitics you get what you deserve rather than what you want.

I think it's a part of being a citizen in a country, to know what is going on and to have a say in how they want their country being run. You know, that's a part of the privilege of democracy.

We dont vote in Northern Ireland for what we want, we vote against what we dont want.

You know, a lot of the people that are running. We want to go in; we want to have majorities. It's very important.

If the guy in front of you at the polls has arm swords, you might want to considering filling out an absentee ballot.

Anyone who wants to vote probably shouldn't be allowed to vote. Voting is the first step towards zombification - trying to get something without actually working for it.

Only one Republican voted against Reagan's tax cut—Vermont's Jim Jeffords

Our history is that we can very aggressively, if necessary, and openly and democratically discuss our differences. We have a democratic history in which we come together and vote on these things.

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived.

This is the biggest difference between the world's two largest democracies: In India, the poor vote.

Women, we might as well be dogs baying the moon as petitioners without the right to vote!

Here, in the first paragraph of the Declaration [of Independence], is the assertion of the natural right of all to the ballot; for how can "the consent of the governed" be given, if the right to vote be denied?

Here, in the first paragraph of the Declaration, is the assertion of the natural right of all to the ballot; for how can "the consent of the governed" be given, if the right to vote be denied?

There was a feeling that voters should be repaid in booze for the effort of voting.

It's sad that we vote for and elect officials to run our state, run our country, over social issues. I don't believe they belong in politics.

We have fought for social justice. We have fought for economic justice. We have fought for environmental justice. We have fought for criminal justice. Now we must add a new fight - the fight for electoral justice.

Claiming that Social Security benefits are safe may sound naive, but my view is actually quite cynical. I believe that as long as the elderly continue to vote in large numbers, no Congress will renege on promised payouts for those already eligible to receive benefits.

The Electoral College needs to go, because it's made our society less and less democratic.

I grew up in the military. I've lived that life. I know that our soldiers are out there fighting for our right to vote, and they're out there fighting for other countries' rights to vote... Guys have been dying for it, and we have to go out and exercise it.