David Harsanyi Quotes

If you rely on the media for your information, to educate yourself about the candidates and what issues are facing the country, then you get just part of the equation. I think it's important that we as citizens of this democracy take the responsibility to get as much information as possible before we go into the voting booth.

Even if politicians spew confusing, convoluted jargon, these people are still meant to represent me, and the only way that happens is if I stay informed and vote.

Americans are good people, and at times we can be wise. But we're often under-informed by media, misinformed by our government and ill-served by both.

For me, the most serious problem is how America became so vulnerable to the assertion of blatant falsehoods that drive policy and are not corrected by the so-called immune system of democracy, a free press and a free democratic discourse.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders.

Something that I've struggled with for awhile is looking at our country voting on sound bites, and to me, character is really important.

In a democracy citizens are entitled to know what is in store for them before they vote.

Most men, being the ruled, not the rulers, want good government. If, without constraint, they choose bad government, it is by mistake

The vitality of democracy depends on popular knowledge of complex questions.

… if we really want American politics to improve, then American voters will have to improve as well, by being more educated about the facts, more critical in our thinking and more demanding of our elected officials.

Democracy is not just about voting but about informed voting. If democracy doesn't have access to reliable sources of information and instead relies on social proof, then there is no way of distinguishing between junk evidence and actual knowledge.

The Brexit thing to me just looks like a difference of opinion. I know things were lied about, but that should be a wake-up call to get all the information before you vote about something. Educate yourself.

I felt like there was a real opportunity to help people understand that if you're concerned about what's happening in Washington, then you have voice. And that voice is your vote.

For all the talk about, and appeals to, Trump fans who wanted to watch the press corps bullied and bashed, most Americans don't want that. They never did. Most Americans want to know what is real and true so that they can make the best decisions for their families.

If you have an informed electorate, it makes great choices.

In a democracy you cannot stop public access to that art that will most misinform the people. You cannot stop people from being misinformed. But what you can do is to educate the people to the point that they will throw the rascals out.

The political process does not end on Election Day. Young people need to stay involved in the process by continuing to pay attention to the conversation and holding their leaders accountable for the decisions they make.

No amount of charters, direct primaries, or short ballots will make a democracy out of an illiterate people.

Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.

I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.

When you become active in the system and communicate to your representatives, and they don't vote in accordance with your values, your responsibility is to support candidates who will.

You're not going to get a chance to vote for me on the ballot, but you can actually vote for what I believe in.

We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.

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.