Jay Griffiths Quotes

A better educated electorate might change the reason many persons vote.

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.

Democracy depends on well educated and engaged citizens.

We... are not really free if we can't control our own government and its policies. And we will never do that if we remain ignorant.

Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.

Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues.

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.

Come prepared because you don't want to dilute the votes out there because you are uninformed and you're spoon-fed something that's inaccurate, or you don't even bother to equip yourself with the facts - anybody out there, this goes for everyone.

The Brexit thing to me just looks like a difference of opinion. I know things were lied about, but that should be a wake-up call to get all the information before you vote about something. Educate yourself.

Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.

No matter where you stand politically - even if you're unsure of what your political ideology is - it is important to take part in the process of shaping our government.

I kinda halfway paid attention to politics during my early years, but the older you get, the more you realize it's very important to pay attention to who gets elected. They can ruin the country.

If you know how to read, you have a complete education about life, then you know how to vote within a democracy. But if you don't know how to read, you don't know how to decide. That's the great thing about our country - we're a democracy of readers, and we should keep it that way.

Every election matters. Anyone that tells you otherwise doesn't understand politics. That said, not every election sends sweeping messages that are easy to discern, but every election provides lessons worth learning.

Without an educated populace, democracy cannot sustain itself.

You can bring your children under age 18 into the voting booth with you. Many families do so as a way to teach civic responsibility.

People are even more wary of politicians and they are realizing that democracy isn't just about putting a cross on a ballot every four years, it's about deciding what you want and fighting for it.

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.

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

Well, I couldn't do the day-to-day stuff of being a politician or anything, but I just think everybody should have an opinion and everybody should vote, and that's what we're built on.

Reading builds the educated and informed electorate so vital to our democracy.

Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught.

You have not fully expressed your power as a voter until you have scientific literacy in topics that matter for future political issues.

Voting is a civic sacrament.

Civic education and civic responsibility should be taught in elementary school.