Top 1071 Voting Quotes & Sayings - Page 5
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Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Communism is a form of government under which every citizen at election time enjoys the privilege of voting Yes.
Voting is one of the few things where boycotting in protest clearly makes the problem worse rather than better.
Voting is the bedrock of our democracy and we have a moral responsibility to protect and expand the right to vote - for everyone.
Calling out people for not voting, what experts term 'public shaming,' can prod someone to cast a ballot.
Indonesian people have no idea whom they are actually voting for, or of what their political system consists of. It is so easy to fool them.
Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.
Did you know that we are the only people in the United States who have to have their voting rights okayed every couple of years?
I'll be working every day to help elect voting rights champions in Missouri and around the country.
Something is clearly wrong with Kansas and the rest of Middle America when it comes to letting economic self-interest guide their voting.
The biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking, and is voting for the other guy.
Voting is the least arduous of a citizen's duties. He has the prior and harder duty of making up his mind.
Any time you have, you know, upwards of 90 percent of a demographic voting against somebody, that's a statement.
It's very hard to understand when you're not out there but voting somebody off on Survivor almost feels like you're killing them.
You can bring your children under age 18 into the voting booth with you. Many families do so as a way to teach civic responsibility.
It's very clear that Louisiana is gonna be voting for Republicans for statewide elections going forward because that's just where we are as a state.
When I go to vote for anything, I always pencil in the proposition to return California and Texas to Mexico. I'm the one person that's voting for that one.
European pantywaists might keep voting for high-spending governments, but the U.S. was founded on a popular revolt against taxation.
Last month, the Iraqi people went to the polls, voting in their first free election in more than 50 years.
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.
Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship.
Voting really doesn't mean anything. I wish I could say something different, but I think it's kind of a sham.
I'm surprised John Lewis didn't invoke the suppression of voting rights in this election [2016]. I still think it's one of the most underreported stories.
It is preposterous to believe that the Russians had any effect on the outcome of voting in America. It's absurd. There is no evidence.
I just don't accept the premise that we have any economic issue with voting to leave. I think it's absolutely balanced.
In America, one of our challenges, historically, is that we have very low voting rates, even during presidential elections.
Boycotting the referendum is a possible option ... because we believe that participating in the voting might be a useless act.
Smoking cigarettes seems to alarm peace activists much more than voting for Reagan does.
From the time I was elected to parliament, I was not voting for the government. I was sure it did not have a chance to survive. From the beginning, I was one of the organizers of the Maidan.
It's up to all of us, the consumers, to take charge of our health. It's almost like voting. It's your responsibility.
Personally, I'm not a Republican, and I'm not a Democrat. People need to stop focusing on becoming part of a party and instead voting with their mind and their heart.
People should not be voting based on caste, religion, money, or liquor but real issues that affect their lives.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 brought an end to the ugly Jim Crow period in American history.
I'm not going to advocate for a female leader who I'm voting for solely on the basis of gender. And I think a lot of people feel that way.
The people of America are tired of voting based on what candidates have told them they're gonna do, and nothing ever changes.
I'm a registered Independent. But my brother says it's obvious that I'm a Republican sympathizer. Once I get in the voting booth, it doesn't matter.
Whether or not your candidate wins, the crucial importance is the integrity of our voting system. You have to engage in the process in order to change it.
In a well-functioning democracy, citizens have the option of voting their political masters out of office. Not so in most companies.
There's a lot that can and should be done, not just in terms of elections administration with respect to the voting rights, but the protections of voters themselves.
Something that I've struggled with for awhile is looking at our country voting on sound bites, and to me, character is really important.
One person, one vote sounds so reasonable and - dare I say it - democratic. But the voting process in America is anything but fair and balanced.
Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens.
Our voting records are not necessarily the same, but, you know, we're all Texans, and at the end of the day, we try to help each other out.
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.
Eventually I foresee voting on the Internet, which will lead to much more direct democracy.
I think voting for the lesser of two evils in game theory always leads to more evil.
Concealing one's true medical condition from the voting public is a time-honored tradition of the American presidency.
I'd like to think that in a generation or two we'll have politicians whose life experience reflects that of the people who are voting for them.
We will all be better citizens when voting records of our Congressmen are followed as carefully as scores of pro-football games.
Models: I'm not voting for you for any stupid magazine list! If you were really that Hot you wouldn't have to beg the world to stuff the ballot.
All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong.
I vote in the Academy, so I get all the screeners. I'm so often disappointed by all the material and especially by what wins. I find myself never voting for the winner.
It's the concept of having a computer voting machine that bothers me, more so than the specific poor implementation that we have from Diebold.
What mostly prevents black people from voting is that drug laws send them to prison, and then they can't vote.
Nobody would say, 'I'm voting for this guy because he's got the stronger chin,' but that, in fact, is partly what happens.
I think voting is the lowest form of political action that you can do. A lot of times, it keeps people from doing stronger things.
Why should someone be allowed to remain a voting member of the Academy if they are no longer active in the industry?
Inequality was written into the creation of the American Republic when our Founding Fathers denied voting rights to women.
On my travels around the world, I've met people in countries where democracy doesn't exist and if it does, they are intimidated into voting in a certain way.
I think you have to ask yourself does voting work on the level that you are trying to effectuate change; that is the conversation you must have.
That more women are getting involved in politics - either by running for office, managing campaigns or voting - is a great thing.
