Ludwig von Mises Quotes

If you rely on the media for your information, to educate yourself about the candidates and what issues are facing the country, then you get just part of the equation. I think it's important that we as citizens of this democracy take the responsibility to get as much information as possible before we go into the voting booth.

The very right to vote imposes on me the duty to instruct myself in public affairs however little influence my voice may have in them.

I don't want to tell anybody who to vote for; I'd rather people just do their homework and make sure they vote for the person that they feel like is best to run our country.

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.

But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of duty to participate in the process in some way other than just blindly getting behind a political party.

Democracy doesn't require a whole lot of work of its citizens, but it requires some: It requires taking a good look outside once in a while, and considering the bad news and what it might mean, and making the occasional tough choice, and soberly taking stock of what your real interests are.

Democracy is interactive... It's a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.

You can't be a full participant in our democracy if you don't know our history.

You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can't succeed without your help.

I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement - and our record of having the nation's highest voter participation.

Without an educated populace, democracy cannot sustain itself.

I feel a real responsibility to my community and so right now there has been this bizarre myth in our community how our vote doesn't count. I'm trying to get out there and re-educate on how the government works and break that myth and talk about the importance of being involved.

The value of government to the people it serves is in direct relationship to the interest citizens themselves display in the affairs of state.

There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.

I feel it's a person's duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives.

No citizen is apolitical; as a citizen, by definition, has to take interest in public affairs.

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.

We, as citizens, are the true owners of government.

To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.

A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain degree of education and civic virtue.

We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.

The first duty of an American citizen, then is that he shall work in politics.

Being a citizen in a democracy involves more than just voting. It means being involved for the common whole.

For America to work, Americans have to participate. If they don’t pay attention, they’re going to get screwed.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.