Billy Parish Quotes

When I grow up I’m going to change the government.

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.

I think voting is the lowest form of political action that you can do. A lot of times, it keeps people from doing stronger things.

I am committed to growing participation in the political process and doing it the right way.

You do not keep American democracy in suspense. Because, look, too many people have marched and protested and fought and died for this democracy.

If we don't like what the Republicans do, we need to get in there and change it.

I believe that people who do not vote in this country have no right to complain about the government that we are now living under. By the same token, if you don't really vote in television, you're never going to have your way. Write a letter to the president of the network.

A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

The thing about politicians in Britain is that they are out there, you can lobby them, get close to them, there are loads of ways you can protest against them, and booing is a pretty weak way of doing it.

I am not a politician. I am not in politics. I'm just a citizen.

Women, we might as well be dogs baying the moon as petitioners without the right to vote!

I think you have to ask yourself does voting work on the level that you are trying to effectuate change; that is the conversation you must have.

Those who are outraged will vote.

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.

As I said, I spent most of my adult life thinking I didn't have a vote, and therefore that what I thought didn't matter.

I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose interests in good government is less.

God has called us to be His representatives in our nation and in our world. Select candidates who represent your views and work for their election.

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

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

The first duty of an American citizen, then is that he shall work in politics.

The right to vote freely for the candidate of one’s choice is of the essence of a democratic society, and any restrictions on that right strike at the heart of representative government

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.

George Minot [a Concord neighbor] thinks that it is of no use balloting, for it will not stay, but what you do with the gun will stay so.

Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.

I think everybody who has a brain should get involved in politics. Working within. Not criticizing it from the outside. Become an active participant, no matter how feeble you think the effort is.