Noam Chomsky Quotes

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

In a democracy there are only two types of power: there's organized people and organized money, and organized money only wins when people aren't organized.

Canadians want to elect good people to be their voice in Ottawa.

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

When somebody contributes to a campaign, that is democracy at work.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

Many people in the UN vote and then go home where nobody votes.

Americans take part in political activities because they believe that by doing so they can influence government decisions

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.

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

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

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

We need to be constantly reminded that this is a representative democracy, and we need to be in tune to what people are talking about.

Voting is the foundation stone for political action.

Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters, because all of us need to be able to make a difference.

Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens.

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

The government must give men and women without power a real say over what happens to them, and the means of engaging in a participative, invigorated and living democracy.

I have always voted for who I believed was the best person.

I believe that everyone should participate in democracy and enjoy doing it.

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.

I trust Canadians' capacity to determine who will sit in their Parliament.

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

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

Democracy is not a spectator sport, it's a participatory event. If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy.