Voting Quotes

543 quotes by 390 authors

Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents in 1952, but federal law is supreme in Puerto Rico… — Dick Thornburgh
We are scheduled to meet this year fewer days than any Congress since at least 1948. And that is even before I was born. So… — Jim Cooper
I think we need to start with Philadelphia and make sure that we actually get some election reform in Philadelphia. Actually, a recent election was… — Patrick McHenry
The increase in straight-ticket party voting in recent years means that competitive congressional races can tip one way or the other depending on the showing… — Thomas E. Mann
Every vote for a governing office is an instrument for enslaving me. — M. E. Lazarus
Out of love and hatred, out of earnings and borrowings and leadings and losses; out of sickness and pain; out of wooing and worshipping; out… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Smoking cigarettes seems to alarm peace activists much more than voting for Reagan does. — P.J. O'Rourke
I talk democracy to these men and women. I tell them that they have the vote, and that theirs is the kingdom and the power… — George Bernard Shaw
The politics of envy is the politics of this commandment: "Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote." It is the politics of two wolves… — Gary North
Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they're still pumping gas… — Charles Barkley
Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they're still poor. — Charles Barkley
Going green doesnâ€™t start with doing green acts â€” it starts with a shift in consciousness. This shift allows you to recognize that with every… — Ian Somerhalder
The Republican-controlled House voted to repeal the healthcare bill. If that goes well, they'll see what they can do about this whole 'women voting' thing. — Conan O'Brien
There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified. In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor of California. Ronald… — James Garner
Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens. — Howard Zinn
I don't think everyone should vote. If you have to be dragged into the polls, carried into the polls and smelling salts have to be… — Mo Rocca
You know what? I am actually not that much into voting. I think itâ€™s kinda crazy that a woman is running, because I think that… — Brooke Hogan
Walking back from the convention site I chatted with a normal Bostonian for several blocks -- who must have identified me through our covert system… — Ann Coulter
If voting could change anything, it would be illegal. — Jello Biafra
Michelle Alexander's brave and bold new book paints a haunting picture in which dreary felon garb, post-prison joblessness, and loss of voting rights now do… — Lani Guinier

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