Vote Quotes

• 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.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  People, Voting, Way

  Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1950). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1944-1945, Volume 13”, p.318, Best Books on

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• 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.

  Lyndon B. Johnson

  Wall, Powerful, Men

  Johnson, Lyndon B. (1967). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966”, p.842, Best Books on

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• I say from time to time that the vote is precious. It's almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.

  John Lewis

  Powerful, Tools, Use

  "The Long March Of John Lewis". Interview with Jamil Smith, www.mtv.com. August 5, 2016.

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• Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).

  Ayn Rand

  Freedom, Rights, Political

  Ayn Rand (1964). “The Virtue of Selfishness”, p.100, Penguin

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  Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

  Gore Vidal

  People, Political, Voting

  FaceBook post by Gore Vidal from Jul 26, 2011

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

  William E. Simon

  People, Political, Voting

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

  John Quincy Adams

  Patriotic, Reflection, Political Will

  "American Prohibition Year Book, Volumes 10-12" (p. 111), 1910.

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• To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.

  Louis L'Amour

  Political, Democracy, Doe

  Louis L'Amour (2008). “Education of a Wandering Man”, p.180, Bantam

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• You may be pretty or plain, heavy or thin, gay or straight, poor or rich. But remember this: In an election, every voice is equally powerful -- don't underestimate your vote. Voting is the great equalizer.

  Maya Angelou

  Powerful, Gay, Voice

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• If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government... The whole system of American Government rests on the ballot box. Unless citizens perform their duties there, such a system of government is doomed to failure.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Government, People, Citizens

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• Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote...that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.

  Samuel Adams

  Country, Offering, Voting

  Samuel Adams (1968). “The Writings of Samuel Adams: 1778-1802”

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• If you don't vote, then you may be leaving the decisions up to someone dumber than you.

  Jesse Ventura

  Decision, Leaving, May

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• Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority.

  Ayn Rand

  Rights, Liberty, Majority

  Ayn Rand (1964). “The Virtue of Selfishness”, p.100, Penguin

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• The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Hands, Voting, American Voters

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Democracy is not just the right to vote, it is the right to live in dignity.

  Naomi Klein

  Political, Voting, Democracy

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• If you don't vote, you don't count.

  Vernon Dahmer

  Ifs

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• Democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens.

  DeForest Soaries

  Mean, Democracy, Intimidation

  Source: www.rollingstone.com

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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.

  Bill Vaughan

  Funny, Freedom, Humorous

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• Remember something, if you will, about voting: Voting is not a horse race, you're not going there thinking "Gee, I gotta pick the winner so I can brag to my friends 'Oh, I picked so-and-so and he or she won'". Voting is voting your heart and voting your conscience and when you've done that, don't ever, EVER let a Democrat or Republican tell you that you've wasted your vote because the fact is, if you DON'T vote your heart and conscience then you HAVE wasted your vote.

  Jesse Ventura

  Horse, Heart, Thinking

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• A wasted vote is voting for someone that you don't believe in

  Gary Johnson

  Believe, Voting, Don't Believe

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• Some politician some years ago said that bad officials are elected by good voters who do not vote.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Years, Voters, Politician

  Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1959). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955”, p.813, Best Books on

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• Truth is not determined by a majority vote.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Majority Vote, Catholic, Determined

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• The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.

  Paul Wellstone

  Change, People, Political

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• I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived.

  Stokely Carmichael

  Privilege, Revolutionary, Black Power

  Black Power Address at UC Berkeley, delivered October 1966, Berkeley, CA

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• The Republicans don't need black folks to vote Republican, they just need them to not vote.

  Melissa Harris-Perry

  Black, Needs, Republican

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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