George Jean Nathan Quotes

Politicians, even if their motives are not of the purest, come much nearer performing their duties than the so-called "good" citizens who stay at home [on Election Day.]

If you believe in democracy, than you can't trash it by being cynical about the people who do democracy: the politicians.

Don’t vote. it only encourages the bastards.

Real change begins with citizens registering to vote, becoming active and engaged in their communities, and casting their ballot at every election for those who will fairly and accurately represent them.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

I love election day, and I love to vote.

If the Gods Wanted Us to Vote, They Would Have Given Us Better Candidates

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

Your vote is your voice.

Abstention is a dereliction of citizenship: always cast a vote, if only to cast stones at the most hated.

America is a country which produces citizens who will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote.

Our constitutional democracy demands our participation, not just every four years, but all the time.

Voting is super important, and your vote counts.

The one sure way of participating in the process of nation-building is to vote on the election day.

Without the persistence of voters in America getting up to every election, democracy will not flourish.

I'm such a sap for democracy and politics that I get weepy when I see anybody voting.

I love voting day. I love the sight of my fellow citizens lining up to make their voices heard.

Let the people decide whom to vote for, who has more authority. And only people, only our citizens, are able to place the final emphasis, voting for this or that person or political force, or rejecting it. That's democracy.

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting.

It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day.

Elections are an enduring spectacle of free India, and have provided foreign journalists with the opportunity to remind the world that India remains the world's largest democracy.

Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.

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

When politics is interesting, people go vote.