Bill Clinton Quotes

The Pulse of Democracy

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.

If the Election be made by the People in large Districts, there will be no danger of Demagogues.

This election is not about me. It is about you.

Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets in the way of it is politicians and apathy.

Vibrant political parties are vital to the health of our democracy.

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.

I do think you need to listen to the voters.

We know that greater participation in our democracy will make our government more responsible and make elected officials more representative of the people we serve. Making that participation easier while improving the integrity and security of our elections is something we should all be able to support.

A robust democracy requires active participation.

Without the persistence of voters in America getting up to every election, democracy will not flourish.

All the blood is drained out of democracy - it dies - when only half the population votes.

Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are.

In democracy, every election is a learning process. You learn from every election, the one that you win and the one that you lose. And then you prepare for the next one.

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

They appear to have had a higher voter turnout in Iraq than we did in our recent federal elections, and we didn't have terrorists threatening to kill our families if we voted.

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.

We are talking about an issue with fundamental significance to how democracies work. One can safely say it is now an even bigger issue.

We already have term limits. They’re called elections.

Why do we want dumb votes?

We should make election day a national holiday.

Elections alone will never be enough to ensure good governance.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

It is very easy to have elections. It is very difficult to consolidate political order.