Voting Quotes

543 quotes by 390 authors

I will not cede more power to the state. I will not willingly cede more power to anyone, not to the state, not to General… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
But in this country we have one great privilege which they don't have in other countries. When a thing gets to be absolutely unbearable the… — Mark Twain
A share in the sovereignty of the state, which is exercised by the citizens at large, in voting at elections is one of the most… — Thomas Jefferson
The people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government and to reform, alter, or totally change the same when their protection,… — Alexander Hamilton
Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote...that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for… — Samuel Adams
Although our interests as citizens vary, each one is an artery to the heart that pumps life through the body politic, and each is important… — Bill Moyers
Voting is merely a labor-saving device for ascertaining on which side force lies and bowing to the inevitable... It is neither more nor less than… — Benjamin Tucker
Is not the very beginning of privilege, monopoly and industrial slavery this erecting of the ballot-box above the individual? — Benjamin Tucker
Look well to the characters and qualifications of those you elect and raise to office and places of trust. — Matthias B. Tallmadge
Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because… — James A. Garfield
Every male citizen of the commonwealth, liable to taxes or to militia duty in any county, shall have a right to vote for representatives for… — Thomas Jefferson
Should things go wrong at any time, the people will set them to rights by the peaceable exercise of their elective rights. — Thomas Jefferson
The elective franchise, if guarded as the ark of our safety, will peaceably dissipate all combinations to subvert a Constitution, dictated by the wisdom, and… — Thomas Jefferson
The rational and peacable instrument of reform, the suffrage of the people. — Thomas Jefferson
In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate-look to his character. — Noah Webster
I don't believe that people vote for President based on spouses. I don't even think they vote much based on vice presidents or any other… — Hillary Clinton
Something has gone wrong with Ronnie... He wasn't like that before. I don't know what went wrong with him. — Jacob Zuma
They wear suits, that's why they are lazy. They are servants, they are supposed to serve us. You can't build an RDP house with a… — Julius Malema
The farms you live in will be yours for free. When mineworkers strike, it will be to complain that we are giving them too much… — Julius Malema
My vote is my secret. — Desmond Tutu

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