Aaron McGruder Quotes

I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?

I'm moved to think about the political state of our country right now. Most people who go out and vote have a very clear sense of what's right and wrong. And a lot of those people who don't aren't sure, so they don't go out and vote.

Susan B. Anthony must be turning in her grave if she knew that millions of women who have the right to vote are not exercising it. Why? Because they haven't got the interest or the time, or they have just given up hope.

The danger of democracy has always been the danger of an electorate seized by passivity.

I'm baffled by the people who say, 'I'm just not going to vote.'

Voting statistics for younger voters is pathetic.

Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance.

I don't normally vote. I'm lazy and I never bought into the 'Every vote counts.'

Fifty percent of people won't vote, and fifty percent don't read newspapers. I hope it's the same fifty percent.

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.

I'm responsible. I even did a commercial for MTV saying how I was going to register to vote. And I still haven't.

Young people need to vote. They need to get out there. Every vote counts. Educate yourself too. Don't just vote. Know what you're voting for, and stand by that.

I always preach that you have to be active as a citizen no matter what, and some people just voting as an excuse not to do anything.

As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.

Young voters are crucial. The trend over recent years has been for them to drift away. So anything that gets young voters interested in the electoral process not only has an immediate effect, but has an effect for years and years.

Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.

As a citizen of a community, if you never vote or engage, don't be surprised when the outcome doesn't serve your interests; you've never done anything to push things in the right direction.

I don't vote and I got nothing to do with it.

New thoughts excite The voter's dread. Be sure you're trite, And go ahead.

The fact that a man is to vote forces him to think.

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

The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of us all.

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 give a damn about election day. It doesn’t matter a lick to me. I’ve got much bigger fish to fry, and so do the people of New Jersey.

If you sit on the sidelines [and not vote], you are responsible for what happens.