political participation quotes

All the blood is drained out of democracy – it dies – when only half the population votes.

Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.

You’ve got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That’s it; that’s the way we move forward. That’s how we make progress for ourselves and for our country.

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.

Elections aren’t just about who votes but who doesn’t vote.

I think it’s important to vote.

If people don’t vote, everything stays the same. You can protest until the sky turns yellow or the moon turns blue, and it’s not going to change anything if you don’t vote.

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.