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We have to create more awareness around the importance of civic participation.

— Ashley Biden

I believe that everyone should participate in democracy and enjoy doing it.

— David Stern

Civic participation over a lifetime, working in neighborhoods and communities and service of all kinds - military and civilian, full-time and part-time, national and…

— John McCain

Civic participants don't aim to make life better merely for members of the group. They want to improve even the lives of people who…

— Clay Shirky

I see voter participation as key to strengthening democracy.

— Josh Shapiro

Whatever your political leaning, vote. This participation is vital. I feel the same way about issues like the space program, education, the military. The…

— Ron Howard

Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and…

— Thomas Ehrlich

The more we can encourage participation, I think the better off we are.

— Barack Obama

I think that voting is the number one way that we can actively show up and make a difference, along with basic human kindness…

— Gracie Abrams

A lot of people think of political activism as some grim duty, and I think we do have an obligation to be citizens -…

— Rebecca Solnit

A civically engaged citizenry feeds oxygen to our democracy.

— Alex Padilla

Active people to revitalize what is really the root of democracy: citizens communicating with each other. Democracy is not just about voting, it's about…

— Howard Rheingold