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Vote Quotes by John Lewis
- To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
- In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their…
- When I was growing up in rural Alabama, it was impossible for me to register to vote. I didn't become a registered voter until I…
- Black men and women were not allowed to register to vote. My own mother, my own father, my grandfather and my uncles and aunts could…
- In 1965, the attempted march from Selma to Montgomery on March 7th was planned to dramatize to the state of Alabama and to the nation…
- We would said to people, you know, you've been living here for 40 years, for 50 years. Your street is not paved. You have a…
- There have been efforts in recent years and as recently as this past election with it being a deliberate and systematic attempt to suppress the…
- On Inauguration Day I will be on the platform sitting on the steps behind President Barack Obama. I don't know how I'm going to take…
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- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their… — John Avlon
- For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but… — Michelle Bachelet
- Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. — Franklin P. Adams
- I had the good fortune to be able to right an injustice that I thought was being heaped on young people by… — Birch Bayh
- 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
- Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing. — Bernard Baruch
- Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere… — Evan Bayh
- Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number… — Evan Bayh
- If we want to truly regain the public's trust, we can provide greater accountability and transparency with a simple step. Let's start… — Melissa Bean
- Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more… — Wendell Berry
- General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all… — Benazir Bhutto