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~ A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election. ~
~ 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. ~
~ Lower voter participation is a silent threat to our democracy...It under-represents young people, the poor, the disabled, those with little education, minorities and you and me. ~
~ The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter. ~
~ Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. ~
~ Millions of votes are thrown out in election after election in this country. Now that's a story. ~
~ Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, under the same high sanction, though in a different sphere, exercises a public trust. ~
~ Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. ~
~ To make democracy work, we must be a notion of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain. ~
~ Personally, I believe that our American system works as long as you participate in it. You must vote and make your voice heard. Otherwise you will be left out. ~
~ Votes are like trees, if you are trying to build a forest. If you have more trees than you have forests, then at that point the pollsters will probably say you will win. ~
~ Voting is simply a way of determining which side is the stronger without putting it to the test of fighting ~
~ Votes should be weighed, not counted ~
~ Voting is a civic sacrament. ~
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