George Gallup Quotes

In a new democracy, the most important election is the second election.

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

Democracy is much too important to be left to public opinion.

Vibrant political parties are vital to the health of our democracy.

If you don't register to vote, politicians don't really care about you: politicians aren't really caring about what you have to say, what you have to do, anything.

One of the areas that many of us, including the Women's March organizers, are focusing on is starting mass voter registration and voter engagement.

A robust democracy requires active participation.

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

Registering people to vote is not partisan activity.

It's a long time until the next election, but it starts now. And if you truly want to see things change in the direction that our country is headed, you have to stay involved. You cannot quit now.

Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.

The whole idea of a democracy is that we ourselves, the people, are supposed to make a path of our politics, and it is we who with our feet and our vote and our labors and our vigilance are supposed to shape our country.

We should make election day a national holiday.

Forget the polls and remember the people.

Opinion and protest are the life breath of democracy—even when it blows heavy.

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

If people don't vote, everything stays the same. You can protest until the sky turns yellow or the moon turns blue, and it's not going to change anything if you don't vote.

Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets in the way of it is politicians and apathy.

If people don't like me, I insist they can vote for someone else. The only stupid thing we can do is to stay at home. I don't know a single election in the world that was changed by staying at home.

I do think you need to listen to the voters.

What's sad is that we can have a reality-television performer for president without incorporating the other aspects of reality television - like voting and voter engagement.

A lot of times, elections are lost, and the hope of the public is lost because they don't turn out.

We know that greater participation in our democracy will make our government more responsible and make elected officials more representative of the people we serve. Making that participation easier while improving the integrity and security of our elections is something we should all be able to support.

The very act of voting is a political act.

'Go vote' is a not a political strategy. It's hardly a slogan. Hell, it's not even a good tweet.