Majorie Margolies-Mezvinsky Quotes

To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible.

I've always tried to vote my conscience.

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.

Voting has not been tough for me, for the most part, because there's guideposts about what will bring about the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else.

I believe that people who do not vote in this country have no right to complain about the government that we are now living under. By the same token, if you don't really vote in television, you're never going to have your way. Write a letter to the president of the network.

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.

You're wrong if you think young people don't deserve the vote.

Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve.

I don't feel responsible for things I didn't vote for.

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.

When everyone agrees to a single solution and a single plan, there's nothing more efficient in the world than an efficient democracy.

I think I'm pretty politically informed, and I find myself watching Senate hearings on C-SPAN.

Women risked their lives for the right to vote. When I hear people say, 'Oh, I'm not gonna vote,' I just wanna tear their heart out.

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It's something you're supposed to do. Now, you can't go around bragging, expecting to get props because you voted. That's stupid.

Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.

The democratic process is only as great as the people who participate in it.

It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you to go forward sure of your sacred right of free opinion, sure of your patriotism.

But no, I'm not political. My obligation is to pull the lever and elect somebody who's going to make life a little better for everybody, especially those who don't have as much good fortune as others.

It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.

Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world.

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.

God has called us to be His representatives in our nation and in our world. Select candidates who represent your views and work for their election.