Inspirational Voting Quotes

Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues.

I'm voting for Gore because the other is unthinkable. Which most of us will probably do. I hope all of us. I've always liked Ralph Nader and would like to see a real third party, but the thought of George Bush as president is unthinkable.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good. 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm.

Don't buy a single vote more than necessary.

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom.

The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting.

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.

Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.

I am sure that every one of my colleagues "Democrat, Republican, and Independent" agrees with that statement. That in the voting booth, every one is equal.

Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President.

I believe that voting is the first act of building a community as well as building a country.

The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.

You can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for dinner.

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.

If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.

American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver's license age than at voting age.

Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.