Eugene V. Debs Quotes

I don't feel responsible for things I didn't vote for.

I used to be of the opinion that it didn't matter who you voted for. The world balanced itself out and kept on truckin'. Which is true, but politics are still important.

Women risked their lives for the right to vote. When I hear people say, 'Oh, I'm not gonna vote,' I just wanna tear their heart out.

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.

Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.

The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service.

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

My first vote was for a communist in east London when I was a medical student. But I've voted Tory, Labour and Lib Dem in my time.

Abstention is a dereliction of citizenship: always cast a vote, if only to cast stones at the most hated.

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.

The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before.

I feel like this idea of strategic voting has not allowed people to dream big.

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.

The privilege of a free society is that every man, woman, and child has the opportunity - and the obligation as a free people - to determine the trajectory of their country, of a political race.

I want to say it's important that you vote, that you get out there.

I've entered politics the moment I marked my finger with the electoral voting mark. So I've entered politics, but I am not a politician. I am doing my duty as a citizen of India.

Telling or encouraging people to vote for a party would be an insult to peoples' intellect.

Not voting is disrespecting the best of what this nation stands for.

We asked voters who'd never voted before... who don't believe that their vote makes a difference, to turn out in races like mine, and they did. What they deserve back is a leader who puts democracy first.

Our ancestors went through so much in a fight for us to vote. So I believe that we should engage in all civic participation. It's healthy engagement.

Some politician some years ago said that bad officials are elected by good voters who do not vote.

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

To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible.

I've always tried to vote my conscience.

I don't always vote in general elections, but I think I've always voted Labour.