Julien Baker Quotes

You must see the persons who are in charge - persons you can punish or vote for.

Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.

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.

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.

The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.

Voters do not decide issues. They decide who will decide issues.

I hold the opinion that it is lawful [for a Muslim] to participate in elections [in non-Islamic countries], as this may reduce suffering, and it is a way to choose the better among the available candidates. I believe participating in elections will, in any event, contribute to the reduction of evil and be a forum for countering bad policies and exposing their deficiencies, as well as being an opportunity to present proposals of a different kind that may help people.

Elections alone will never be enough to ensure good governance.

I know how illusory would be the belief that my vote determined anything; but nevertheless when I go to the polls I have a satisfaction in the sense that we are all engaged in a common venture.

Each county elector makes his own rules

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

If the voters vote for the same old thing, they are going to get the same old thing. If they want change, they are going to have to vote for change.

If people don't like me, I insist they can vote for someone else. The only stupid thing we can do is to stay at home. I don't know a single election in the world that was changed by staying at home.

Much as I respect Russell Brand's point of view, I'm in the opposite camp to him about voting. I think it's enormously important to engage with the electoral process.

Mayors are accountable in the way a council is not. Who can name their local councillor?

Take it from me: Elections matter.

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate responsibility.

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

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

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Working people vote!

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.

By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions.

The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We do it at the ballot box.

Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.