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title: "6 Engage Political Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I think that what is really important is that, at the grassroots level, Indian-Americans really engage in the political process. That means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raja-krishnamoorthi/i-think-that-what-is-really-important-is-that-at-the-grassroots-level/)

[Raja Krishnamoorthi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raja-krishnamoorthi/)

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> [Our democracy flourishes when people stand up for themselves and engage in the political process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-hassan/our-democracy-flourishes-when-people-stand-up-for-themselves-and/)

[Maggie Hassan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-hassan/)

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> [Every American from Orlando to Los Angeles should have an understanding of our country's history. We should know how our government works…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-waltz/every-american-from-orlando-to-los-angeles-should-have-an/)

[Michael Waltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-waltz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/michael-waltz-5654_government_every-american-from-orlando-to-los-angel_545587.jpg)

> [By themselves, they are not enough; we also need to engage in political action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-mckibben/by-themselves-they-are-not-enough-we-also-need-to-engage-in-political/)

[Bill McKibben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-mckibben/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e30/bill-mckibben-1057_action_by-themselves-they-are-not-enough-we-als_2436750.jpg)

> [“Grassroots Tea Party activism therefore marries participatory engagement and considerable learning about the workings of government with factually ungrounded beliefs about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thdea-skocpol/grassroots-tea-party-activism-therefore-marries-participatory/)

[Thdea Skocpol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thdea-skocpol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80a/thdea-skocpol-282215_activism_grassroots-tea-party-activism-therefore_2676747.jpg)

> [There's a reason people pause their lives to engage in political activism and pressure their local political leaders. Because as a whole,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-maddow/there-s-a-reason-people-pause-their-lives-to-engage-in-political/)

[Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-maddow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a07/rachel-maddow-1240_activism_there-s-a-reason-people-pause-their-live_2890039.png)

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