Jeff Greenfield Quotes

But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of duty to participate in the process in some way other than just blindly getting behind a political party.

Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to working for it - for the long haul.

A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

I have this to say to the people: go the polls and vote for the candidate of your choice... This is your responsibility; do not neglect it.

The fact that a man is to vote forces him to think.

How shall those who practice election frauds recover that respect for the sanctity of the ballot which is the first condition and obligation of good citizenship? The man who has come to regard the ballot box as a juggler's hat has renounced his allegiance.

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

I cast my vote against Donald Trump. I did it without joy or enthusiasm. I did it out of civic duty and love for our country.

I think it's the height of patriotism to continue to exercise your right as a citizen and to hold your government to account. Isn't that what the very essence of democracy is about?

I do know that I don't want to see anybody legitimately have the excuse that they are not voting because their votes don't count. That can't happen - whether I'm the one impacted by that vote or not.

It's a one-day story of a guy called Newton Kumar, and the backdrop is election: how the most powerful tool we have as citizens is vote but how we don't utilise it. We really don't give importance to it. It talks about democracy; it's a satire, a black comedy.

We are a democracy, and we get the leaders we deserve because we elect them.

When I think about voting, I can skip it and still see myself as a good citizen. But when I think about being a voter, now the choice reflects on my character. It casts a shadow.

I voted, always vote. It's very important to me. My kids, I take them with me since they were little, so they realize it's a responsibility.

October 6, 1774 I met those of our society who had votes in the ensuing election, and advised them 1. To vote, without fee or reward, for the person they judged most worthy 2. To speak no evil of the person they voted against, and 3. To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side.

It is not enough to profess faith in the democratic process; we must do something about it.

Take it from me - every vote counts. In our Democracy, every vote has power. And never forget - that power is yours. Don't let anyone take it away or talk you into throwing it away. And let's make sure that this time every vote is counted.

It is tragic that so few young people in Western democracies vote. They have forgotten that their ancestors fought for the right to choose and change their leaders. They don't realise that their votes are more important than their tweets or Facebook posts.

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate responsibility.

I'm such a sap for democracy and politics that I get weepy when I see anybody voting.

Democracy requires that if you who don't like the outcome of elections you have to tolerate it and then pursue your interest the next time around.

The fact that a man is to vote forces him to think. You may preach to a congregation by the year and not affect its thought because it is not called upon for definite action. But throw your subject into a campaign and it becomes a challenge.

I'm a citizen in a democracy. To call me an activist would be redundant. It's not a spectator sport. If we all become non-participants, it no longer works.

Freedom & Duty always go hand in hand and if the free do not accept the duty of social responsibility, they will not long remain free.

If you wear a hoodie but aren't registered to vote, you got the symbolism but missed the substance.