Mark Shields Quotes

It's heartbreaking that so many hundreds of millions of people around the world are desperate for the right to vote, but here in America people stay home on election day.

We must continually work to obtain and preserve the right to vote and future votes of babies in the womb, their parents, the sick, the elderly, the poor, all Americans.

I am not running for mayor yet. But if it comes to be true that people cannot voice an opinion unless they have been elected, then we are no longer in a democracy.

A political conception covers the right to vote, the political virtues, and the good of political life, but it doesn't intend to cover anything else.

The good news is dollars don't vote, people do.

The most powerful thing we own is our vote.

The right to vote should be considered sacred in our democracy.

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

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

The people should choose whom they please to govern them.

In a democracy, in a functioning democracy, what would be happening is that popular organizations, unions, political groupings, others would be developing their programs, putting them forth, insisting that their representatives implement those programs.

The right to vote is the easiest of all rights to grant.

The right to vote is one of our nation's most important civil rights.

Every Indian has a right to take part in politics. Why not me?

We deserve to elect our own government.

Every voter has a right to criticise a government and comment on its functioning.

As I was saying, half a democracy is showing up and people have got not only to agree with this agenda, some of these third parties listeners, they've got to show up.

I really want to get the word out to people to register because of course, the more people vote, the more our democracy works.

Voting is the foundation stone for political action.

People who don't vote have no call on political leaders!

Since James Madison day (and long before), there have been constant struggles over "democratic governance".

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

I don't normally vote. I'm lazy and I never bought into the 'Every vote counts.'

Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.

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.