Bill Clinton Quotes

Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.

There is a character of mind which does not look up to any one; which thinks no other person's opinion much better than its own, or nearly so good as that of a hundred or a thousand persons like itself. Where this is the turn of mind of the electors, they will elect no one who is not or at least who does not profess to be, the image of their own sentiments, and will continue him no longer than while he reflects those sentiments in his conduct.

We politicians are no great shakes, but you voters are no day at the beach.

At the end of the day, European politicians face the ballot box, as do all of us politicians.

I've always tried to vote my conscience.

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation.

The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We do it at the ballot box.

Elections have consequences.

Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.

Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve.

I don't feel responsible for things I didn't vote for.

Every election matters. Anyone that tells you otherwise doesn't understand politics. That said, not every election sends sweeping messages that are easy to discern, but every election provides lessons worth learning.

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.

Elections have consequences.

Voting is as much an emotional act as it is an intellectual one.

It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.

Something that I've struggled with for awhile is looking at our country voting on sound bites, and to me, character is really important.

You must see the persons who are in charge - persons you can punish or vote for.

When a citizen gives his suffrage to a man of known immorality he abuses his trust; he sacrifices not only his own interest, but that of his neighbor; he betrays the interest of his country.

The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.

I'd rather vote for something I want and not get it than vote for something I don't want, and get it.

People vote for their dreams and fears.

Democracy requires that those who bear the consequences of decisions have enough knowledge to hold the decision-makers accountable.

If you sit on the sidelines [and not vote], you are responsible for what happens.

If the voters vote for the same old thing, they are going to get the same old thing. If they want change, they are going to have to vote for change.