Helen Gahagan Quotes

It's very important to vote. People died for this right.

I never miss a vote; I think that's the power of the people. A lot of people fought and died for us to have votes, for women to have votes in particular - your vote is your one weapon.

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

We must demonstrate our power by exercising our right to vote.

Getting involved in politics was a quest for freedom.

I cast my vote for Independence

The people we need to hear from most are the ones who make themselves heard least - except, of course, on Election Day.

I vote, but I don't feel that I'm achieving much when I do.

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.

Get out there and vote like your lives depend on it.

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.

The vote is a power, a weapon of offense and defense, a prayer.

I am about to vote. I am about to do something that human beings are rarely allowed to do. I am doing something that did not exist until America.

Forget the conspiracy theories! God gave us the right to vote, and He gave the United States, and all of its citizens, freedom through democracy.

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.

I feel a real responsibility to my community and so right now there has been this bizarre myth in our community how our vote doesn't count. I'm trying to get out there and re-educate on how the government works and break that myth and talk about the importance of being involved.

Pretty much all I say politically is I encourage people to register to vote.

The most powerful thing we own is our vote.

I still have a great deal of faith in our political system and a great deal of faith in the American people and voter.

The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.

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.

Feel the power. Vote America.

A voter without a ballot is like a soldier without a bullet.

Your vote is your voice.