Charlamagne tha God Quotes

We pride ourselves on our democracy, but when you see the way it actually works, I think it is worthy of contempt.

I've always followed politics, and I think politics is everybody's business because we're electing someone who's going to be making important decisions that will affect all of our lives.

We are not seeking revolution. We just want democracy.

And in Canada we, you know, it costs us three or $400 million to have an election. You know, it's always been my position that we shouldn't complain about that; that's the price of admission for a living in a great democracy.

If you present good government, then elections look after themselves.

Although elections are not perfect tools for democracy, they reinforce the relationship between the people and their leaders, empowering citizens to remove and replace their governments in a peaceful and orderly manner. The only basis for a peaceful society is providing people with the opportunity to express their opinions and their will, and elections are instrumental in doing so.

If Voting Changed Anything, They’d Abolish It

In a democracy, people tend to get the kind of government they deserve.

There were free elections in Bulgaria, where the opposition has just won. In a democracy, the government is a reflection of society because people are elected. Sometimes the type of person from the old machine, who is everything but an appealing figure, happens to win an election. But democracy applies to everyone, not just the noble and the clever.

Take it from me: Elections matter.

You know, when we get to a point in this country where dissent is extremism, we've turned, I think, a very dark page in our history. And I don't want us to go there. I encourage Americans and I'm - right now, to go to these town hall meetings, to - to talk to your Congressmen, the people that you elected.

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.

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.

The people have spoken. Their decision is sovereign. We all respect it... I wish good luck to those who will now govern France.

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

Politics is a good thing!

Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks.

Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.

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

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.

I have always believed that on important issues, the leaders must lead. Where the leaders fail to lead, and people are really concerned about it, the people will take the lead and make the leaders follow.

If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.

Democracy is not about making speeches. It is about making committees work.

The winner of the elections which saw the participation of almsot 30 million people was the Iranian nation and the losers were those who tried to keep people away from the polls.