Nina Turner Quotes

When we talk about fighting for our country, we're talking about our vote, our vote is our arms.

In a democracy, people usually get the kind of government they deserve, and they deserve what they get.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

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

As an American citizen, one has to vote. If we don't vote, we're not doing our part. We'll become some sort of oligarchy.

We, as citizens, are the true owners of government.

If Voting Changed Anything, They’d Abolish It

... we, the people, elect leaders not to rule but to serve.

Voting is the only way to make change in a democracy.

Exercising the right to vote is essential to our democracy.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the right to vote comes with a responsibility to society, through tax payments and citizenship.

And in Canada we, you know, it costs us three or $400 million to have an election. You know, it's always been my position that we shouldn't complain about that; that's the price of admission for a living in a great democracy.

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

When politics is interesting, people go vote.

Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.

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.

No citizen is apolitical; as a citizen, by definition, has to take interest in public affairs.

I became a Republican in 1951, the first year I could vote.

As long as we're in a democracy, I have to give what I think the majority of people will enjoy.

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.

If you ever, ever, ever want to complain about what's going on in the U.S., you should vote because then you have a right to. If you want to complain, you should vote.

Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government.

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

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.