Susan Burton Quotes

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.

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.

Voting is a civic sacrament.

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

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

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

I love voting day. I love the sight of my fellow citizens lining up to make their voices heard.

I vote and I do jury duty.

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

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.

Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It's something you're supposed to do. Now, you can't go around bragging, expecting to get props because you voted. That's stupid.

As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.

Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world.

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

I hold the opinion that it is lawful [for a Muslim] to participate in elections [in non-Islamic countries], as this may reduce suffering, and it is a way to choose the better among the available candidates. I believe participating in elections will, in any event, contribute to the reduction of evil and be a forum for countering bad policies and exposing their deficiencies, as well as being an opportunity to present proposals of a different kind that may help people.

Vote: The instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

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

We receive from America the right to vote as Americans, for America's weal, and if we cannot use our privilege as Americans we should surrender it.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

Voting is still the most exciting thing we do as Americans together.

Getting people to vote is the only way to break this tragic coalition in Congress.

You’ve got the strongest hand in the world, the hand that marks the ballot, the hand that pulls the voting lever. Use it, will ya? Use it!”

The very right to vote imposes on me the duty to instruct myself in public affairs however little influence my voice may have in them.

Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never vote for president. One hopes it is the same half

You damned fools. You can either vote for me for mayor or you can go to hell