David Lidington Quotes

The apathy of the modern voter is the confusion of the modern reformer.

So few people vote these days, and I think it's partly because they don't feel like the institution really means anything to them. If you want them to vote, give them opportunities to do something else other than vote, to help.

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

Susan B. Anthony must be turning in her grave if she knew that millions of women who have the right to vote are not exercising it. Why? Because they haven't got the interest or the time, or they have just given up hope.

It's a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.

We have an educated and cynical electorate.

I'm moved to think about the political state of our country right now. Most people who go out and vote have a very clear sense of what's right and wrong. And a lot of those people who don't aren't sure, so they don't go out and vote.

My personal take on politics is I deal with social situations and cultural situations in my music and in my life. I have said on record many times that I haven't voted. I'm not the type of person who says, 'I'm never going to vote.' I think it's clear to me that our system has failed us.

Young voters are crucial. The trend over recent years has been for them to drift away. So anything that gets young voters interested in the electoral process not only has an immediate effect, but has an effect for years and years.

I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?

I can't vote again ever, so political party is not a relevant thing for me.

I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.

I don't vote and I got nothing to do with it.

A growing number of people in this country do not believe that it makes a real difference who is elected President of the United States.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

Don’t vote. it only encourages the bastards.

I'm baffled by the people who say, 'I'm just not going to vote.'

We will do well when young people, when working-class people come out. We do not do well when the voter turnout is not large. We did not do as good a job as I had wanted to bring out a large turnout.

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

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.

Electoral turnout is falling among the young, and political apathy is on the rise.

I think we may be seeing the beginnings of a resurgence of civic-mindedness in this country. Hopefully the younger generations, which came out in record numbers during the last presidential election, will pass their enthusiasm on to their children.

If you don't vote, you don't count.

It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day.

Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues.