Joichi Ito Quotes

All of us today are learning democracy. We are only now forming a political culture.

If Voting Changed Anything, They’d Abolish It

When I grow up I’m going to change the government.

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

I felt like there was a real opportunity to help people understand that if you're concerned about what's happening in Washington, then you have voice. And that voice is your vote.

Whenever anybody gets involved in politics, its always exciting for me because we take for granted our freedoms and our abilities to effect change through political activism.

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

One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.

I feel a real responsibility to my community and so right now there has been this bizarre myth in our community how our vote doesn't count. I'm trying to get out there and re-educate on how the government works and break that myth and talk about the importance of being involved.

Politics is not perfect but it's the best available nonviolent means of changing how we live.

If voting could change anything, they would have made it illegal.

This is one of the finest expressions of U. S. democracy at work.

Democracy is not a spectator sport.

Getting involved in politics was a quest for freedom.

We are a democracy and I will go with the 51 percent wherever that leads us.

I’m not allergic to democracy. The only advice I have is let’s give it a different name and keep doing it.

Be it bumper stickers on your car, yard signs on your lawn, a letter to your local newspaper or member of Congress, the Internet or a voluntary contribution of your own hard earned money to candidates or party of your choosing, these are all constitutionally protected means of participation in our democracy.

There's nothing wrong with any group of Americans using our democratic system in order to advance their policy views.

Voting is the only way to make change in a democracy.

My father told me about American democracy. And he said you have to be actively engaged in the political process to make our democracy work. So I've been doing that my entire life. Civil rights movement. The peace movement during the Vietnam conflict. The movement to get an apology and redress for Japanese-Americans.

We believe the way social change occurs in the United States, over the last 200 years, is the democratic process.

The right to vote is an important guarantee by itself, but it is what those votes add up to that matters even more. These votes shape the government under which we live.

Remember to use your vote. Remember to speak out and feel empowered.

When I am talking about politics, it is not about reading a book, theories on policies, but awareness on what is our right as a citizen of a democratic country.

If we are competing in elections, it's because we believe in the popular vote and will be slaves to our constitution.