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title: "6 People Disenfranchised Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 6 People Disenfranchised quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best People Disenfranchised sayings and thoughts."
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> [People who are disenfranchised politically and people who are poor often don't vote. They often don't elect politicians, so the politicians who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-carol-oates/people-who-are-disenfranchised-politically-and-people-who-are-poor/)

[Joyce Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-carol-oates/)

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> [If any group wants to not be disenfranchised, then understanding that there's going to be a learning curve for people who have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/if-any-group-wants-to-not-be-disenfranchised-then-understanding-that/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

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> [I don't view myself as powerful. I mean, I view myself as a person that like everybody else is fighting for survival.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/i-don-t-view-myself-as-powerful-i-mean-i-view-myself-as-a-person-that/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

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> [For the longest time, if you were out and queer, you couldn't get roles. I think it's important to allow opportunities for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katy-o-brian/for-the-longest-time-if-you-were-out-and-queer-you-couldn-t-get-roles/)

[Katy O'Brian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katy-o-brian/)

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> [For some reason, voters can be brainwashed, and they vote sometimes against their own best interests, let alone voting against the interests…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-carol-oates/for-some-reason-voters-can-be-brainwashed-and-they-vote-sometimes/)

[Joyce Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-carol-oates/)

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> [There have been more people disenfranchised in Washington than there have been in Kuwait.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-jackson/there-have-been-more-people-disenfranchised-in-washington-than-there/)

[Jesse Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-jackson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/jesse-jackson-1161_disenfranchised_there-have-been-more-people-disenfranchi_2443989.jpg)

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