Voting Quotes

543 quotes by 390 authors

Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy. — George Ayittey
Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17. — Nancy Lublin
History is a way of interpreting, rather than, say, knowing, the past. It is usually a set of disputes between those who have access to… — Colm Toibin
Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government. — James Bovard
Every time you choose a perfume, you are voting. And, of course, I hope you vote for me. Not only for my ego, but for… — Oleg Cassini
Voting is an individual, personal thing. — Hill Harper
Women ought to be fully guarded by law in all rights of property, labor, profession, etc.; but, roughly stated, the voting population ought to represent… — John Boyle O'Reilly
Voting is as much an emotional act as it is an intellectual one. — Monica Crowley
Voting is a right that has been given to every American; however, as Christ followers, our votes should reflect our God. — Monica Johnson
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but it also addressed nearly every other aspect of… — Aberjhani
Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets in the way… — Henry Rollins
It has been hard to get my head around how Justice Antonin Scalia rationalizes his decisions. His body blow to the Voting Rights Act was… — Henry Rollins
Voting has proliferated in the United States, and it has reached a point where there is now almost one vote available per citizen over the… — P.J. O'Rourke
Every vote should carry a serial number, so that responsibility for harmful or careless use of the vote can be traced. Concealed voting should be… — P.J. O'Rourke
Sometimes, people forget my record of fiscal conservatism on major issues in the state legislature. The greatest example is my voting against the pension borrowing… — Leonard Lance
The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced… — Walter Kirn
Spaniards were condemned for appeasing terrorism by voting for withdrawing troops from Iraq in the absence of U.N. authorization - that is, for taking a… — Noam Chomsky
By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions. — Jens Stoltenberg
Lost in much of the national debate about immigration reform is how Democrats ultimately stand to gain electorally with any legislation or executive action that… — Aaron Klein
I would like to thank my colleagues for voting a Social Democrat prime minister and to assure them I will vote a liberal president, as… — Victor Ponta

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