Access Quote by Nina Turner Download Open image “There is a cost for democracy. It is worth the cost when it comes to opening up access for voters.” — Nina Turner ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Access Democracy Opening Up Worth
Doing politics in a democracy costs money for campaigning and getting our message across and that's what we intend to do. — Hazel Blears Copy Share Image
Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It takes money to run political campaigns. This is a cancer growing on the soul of our democracy. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
And in Canada we, you know, it costs us three or $400 million to have an election. You know, it's always been my position… — Rick Mercer Copy Share Image
Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens. — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The defence of democracy must consist in making anti-democratic experiences too costly for those who try them; much more costly than a democratic compromise — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. The price of democracy… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
If not for food stamps, Medicaid, and various job programs, I would never have gone on to be the first in my family to… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
Every step of the way, life was hard. I was supposed to be a statistic. — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
I've proven myself a champion of workers' rights, particularly teachers. — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
If workers are overworked, or companies hire temps at low wages, this fundamentally comes down to the quality of life for a person. It's bigger than wages. They should be able to spend time with their families. And if they're single, they should be able to have fun and not spend every day of their life working 12 to 15… — Nina Turner Copy Share
Voter fraud is almost non-existent. People don't just show up on election day, trying to impersonate other people. — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
It is imperative that Democrats take a stand and embrace Medicare for All and other progressive policies that address the needs of millions of… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
I'll never forget when I was running, when I was knocking on doors for my first office as I served as a Cleveland city councilwoman and to have older men say to me, 'Can you do this and be a wife and a mother?' Excuse me? Women make the world go round. We multitask... But to have that kind of… — Nina Turner Copy Share
Real change begins with citizens registering to vote, becoming active and engaged in their communities, and casting their ballot at every election for those… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
People don't wake up to go to vote and then have their ballot not counted. — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
It's important for women to understand that it's bad enough that we don't make dollar-for-dollar what men do, but when you distill that down… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
If we want to be the big-tent party, if we want to be the party that is seen as the party that really stands… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
You can disseminate your art, and it's all such easy access now. The upside to it is that more people are creating than ever… — Stanley Clarke Copy Share Image
It's the same with this idea of a literate public, and also of a democracy in which people have access to and really read… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
My hope is that if people have the knowledge, and if they actually see where their food comes from and have access to the… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
I don't think it's always a sign of respect for persons (inside or outside of fiction) to pretend to be able to represent, to… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image
Leslie Stein's comics give readers privileged access to a complete and wholly original world of gently skewed wonders. — Jim Woodring Copy Share Image
The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education — John Legend Copy Share Image
Because the Internet's there, I have access to a lot of the legends, like Fela Kuti. I used to watch a lot of Fela… — King Krule Copy Share Image
There needs to be some regime that is overseeing access to broadband to make sure we have openess; otherwise, there is a risk it… — Vint Cerf Copy Share Image
While it's wonderful that investors have access to all the data now available to them, it has become a full-time job to sift through… — Maria Bartiromo Copy Share Image
It is truly vital for the United States to assure that it is not attacked with weapons of mass destruction; to prevent wars in… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Now that I'm more middle class, I have access to consumer goods. I do enjoy feminine frippery, feminine doo-da, stuff like that. — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image