Quotes by Voting Voting is not an act of political freedom. It is an act of political conformity. Those who refuse to vote are not expressing silence. They are screaming in the politician's ear: 'You do not represent me. This is not a process in which my voice matters. I do not believe you.' Wendy McElroy votingvoicebelieve Democrats are the only reason to vote for Republicans Will Rogers votevotingpolitics The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. Will Rogers votingofficememories Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote. William E. Simon votingpoliticalpeople Perhaps America will one day go fascist democratically, by popular vote. William L. Shirer popular-votevotingamerica When the righteous rule, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan. William Paterson votinglawpeople Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. William Penn votinggivingmen At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper-no amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly diminish the overwhelming importance of the point. Winston Churchill votingdemocracymen If the colored people made a mistake in voting for me, they ought to correct it. Woodrow Wilson votingmistakepeople What is the use of voting? We know that the machines of both parties are subsidized by the same persons, and therefore it is useless to turn in either direction. Woodrow Wilson machinesvotingparty Oh no, the dead have risen and they're voting Republican. Yeardley Smith republicanvotinghumorous It is important that the Iraqi people have confidence in the election results and that the voting process, including the process for vote counting, is free and fair. Zalmay Khalilzad votingimportantpeople I just have lot of faith in the minds of Americans to make the right voting decisions. Tom Bossert decisionsjustvotingfaith I had incorrectly, for all of my adult life until 2008, believed the biggest voting myth that exists - that ex-felons cannot vote. Two Chainz cannotvotevotinglife I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting. These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself. Tzipi Livni votingdemocracysocietybelieve The E-government cabinet, E-health services, online voting, online pre-filled tax returns, e-mobile parking, are all examples of Estonian innovation, but far more importantly, they are examples of the transformative power of intensive and extensive use of Information Technology in the public sector. Toomas Hendrik Ilves innovationvotingtechnologypower If we go by the National Popular Vote, we'll get more people voting. Tom Golisano govotevotingpeople I am fed up with career politicians. I am tired of going into the voting booth and holding my nose to pick the least worst candidate on the ballot. Todd Wilcox politiciansi-amvotingtired Not voting is disrespecting the best of what this nation stands for. Thomas Hauser standsnationbestvoting I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they became impatient for economic emancipation. Rand Paul greatthinkvotingdepression«1920212223242526272829»
