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> [“If exercising the right to vote were truly effective, the government would not be so eager to promote it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-p-napolitano/if-exercising-the-right-to-vote-were-truly-effective-the-government/)

[Andrew P. Napolitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-p-napolitano/)

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## More by Andrew P. Napolitano

> [“Slavery was a tradition embedded in the culture of the South and played a key economic role there. Its economic importance was the key…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-p-napolitano/slavery-was-a-tradition-embedded-in-the-culture-of-the-south-and/)

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> [“On Election Day, we select our representatives by secret ballot, and we choose our candidates based on their ability to protect our individual rights,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-p-napolitano/on-election-day-we-select-our-representatives-by-secret-ballot-and-we/)

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> [“The monarchy continued this tradition, and it migrated to America as soon as there was profit to be had.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-p-napolitano/the-monarchy-continued-this-tradition-and-it-migrated-to-america-as/)

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> [“If exercising the right to vote were truly effective, the government would not be so eager to promote it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-p-napolitano/if-exercising-the-right-to-vote-were-truly-effective-the-government/)

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> [ “Alan Greenspan, who would later become the Federal Reserve chairman, wrote in 1966: \[T\]he earnings saved by the productive members of the society lose… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-p-napolitano/alan-greenspan-who-would-later-become-the-federal-reserve-chairman/)

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> [“No matter what they say, Democrats and Republicans in the United States do not control the government because they are best able to serve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-p-napolitano/no-matter-what-they-say-democrats-and-republicans-in-the-united/)

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> [“Whenever we are attacked, people are willing to give up someone else's liberties for their own security.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-p-napolitano/whenever-we-are-attacked-people-are-willing-to-give-up-someone-else-s/)

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> [“Both parties promote "changing Washington," but in reality they like Washington just the way it is: little gets done that they don't like, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-p-napolitano/both-parties-promote-changing-washington-but-in-reality-they-like/)

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> [“Legislators redistrict all the time to achieve desired results. They group people together based on how they think they will vote. There is something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-p-napolitano/legislators-redistrict-all-the-time-to-achieve-desired-results-they/)

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> [“Thanks to Progressives such as Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, we are now living under a system where the president is forced to step…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-p-napolitano/thanks-to-progressives-such-as-theodore-roosevelt-and-woodrow-wilson/)

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