Quotes by Voting I find that the respectable man, so called, has immediately drifted from his position, and despairs of his country, when his country has more reason to despair of him. He forthwith adopts one of the candidatesas the only available one, thus proving that he is himself available for any purposes of the demagogue. His vote is of no more worth than that of any unprincipled foreigner or hireling native, who may have been bought. Henry David Thoreau voting men country Quit voting me down before you even think about what I'm saying. James Dashner quitting voting thinking That the foundation of our national policy should be laid in private morality. If individuals be not influenced by moral principles, it is in vain to look for public virtue; it is, therefore, the duty of legislators to enforce, both by precept and example, the utility, as well as the necessity, of a strict adherence to the rules of distributive justice. James Madison foundation voting justice Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit. James Madison voting government justice (...) The new nine muses, Commerce, Operatic Music, Amor, Publicity, Manufacture, Liberty of Specch, Plural Voting, Gastronomy, Private Hygiene, Seaside Concert Entertainments, Painless Obstetrics and Astronomy for the People. James Joyce hygiene voting people Voting is one of the few things where boycotting in protest clearly makes the problem worse rather than better. Jane Bowles voting democracy problem There is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust. James Madison degrees voting depravity If it were possible to take interest rates into negative territory I would be voting for that. Janet Yellen voting would-be negative A monkey is a much better voter than a socialist. Statistically speaking, if we assume that there are two options to choose from: the "A" and the "B" - the monkey is voting randomly, so its wrong 50% of the time. The socialist, however - is always wrong. Janusz Korwin-Mikke monkeys voting two The problem with voting is that because your individual vote makes very little difference, you're voting with a mass of others, you have very little incentive to take care in carefully considering what your vote would mean. Jason Brennan voting differences mean Being adequately informed is a democratic duty, just as the vote is a democratic right. A misinformed electorate, voting without knowledge, is not a true democracy. Jay Griffiths vote voting democracy A functional media is as important to democratic freedom as voting. Jay Griffiths voting media important If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. Jay Leno political-wisdom voting funny As a personal matter, I stopped voting more than a decade ago, on the grounds that it helped me as an analyst not to think about making a choice in the voting booth. Jeff Greenfield voting choices thinking The idea of an election is much more interesting to me than the election itself...The act of voting is in itself the defining moment. Jeff Melvoin voting ideas interesting If voting could change anything, it would be illegal. Jello Biafra intriguing voting would-be I'm totally down with insurrection in the street. I've had a great time with that over the years. Insurrection in the voting booth is the other part of the equation. Jello Biafra had-a-great-time voting years By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions. Jens Stoltenberg voting voice add Since felons are subsequently disfranchised, the US now has 1.75 million people disqualified from voting because of their criminality- 1.4 million black men have forfeited their right to vote, almost 15 per cent of the black male population. Jeremy Seabrook voting men people The first thing that has to happen is the protection of voting rights and registration. Jesse Jackson voting rights firsts «7891011121314151617»
