Peter Mansoor Quotes

People say, 'If you don't vote, then you don't have a right to say anything. But nine times outta 10, I pay more taxes than they do - so even if I don't vote, I still have the right to speak out.

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.

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.

I feel it's a person's duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives.

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

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

Americans need to be engaged and invested in the legislative process that affects their daily lives, otherwise we are just democracy in name only.

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

I love voting day. I love the sight of my fellow citizens lining up to make their voices heard.

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.

I believe that everyone should participate in democracy and enjoy doing it.

I vote and I do jury duty.

You are never wrong when you have voted because you've acted in accordance with your conscience and your beliefs, and you've exercised your democratic right, which is, you know, perfectly legitimate in our democracies.

I kinda halfway paid attention to politics during my early years, but the older you get, the more you realize it's very important to pay attention to who gets elected. They can ruin the country.

And they understand that to be an effective member of a democracy, you have to accept responsibility.

Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.

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

The democratic process is only as great as the people who participate in it.

As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.

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.

Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught.

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 am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions.

The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here.