Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender.

I don't vote. I don't do no voting.

I'm in no way suggesting that my opinion matters more than anyone else's, of course, but the only thing that bothers me is apathy. People that sit out of the process and complain about it, or pretend that politics isn't a part of their everyday lives.

It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is nor an answer Neither is resignation Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishment.

I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in which there would no longer be any stages for actors to act on.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

I'm asking you to talk with your friends, neighbors, and relatives - even the ones you've never talked to about reproductive rights. That's how you can throw your number in the bucket, and stand with a president who has stood with us. Conversation by conversation, vote by vote, we will re-elect President Barack Obama!

Those who are outraged will vote.

I'm into politics - I'm interested in the election and how pissed off people get.

I don't see how anybody cannot be political in this day and age. There's so much going on and you have to be aware and you have to vote. Our lives are political.

I long for the day when there are things I feel strongly about politically.

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

I don't vote and I got nothing to do with it.

Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good: T'is but one step more to think one vote will do no harm.

The way to address our grievances is to engage in that most revolutionary of activities—voting.

Getting people to vote is the only way to break this tragic coalition in Congress.

Our constitutional democracy demands our participation, not just every four years, but all the time.

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.

My father never ran for office or supported anybody for office, and was not engaged in that at all.

The biggest hurdle that our communities have is cynicism - saying it's a done deal, who cares; there's no point to voting. If we can get somebody to care, it's a huge victory for the movement and the causes we're trying to advance.

The most important thing is to tell people to go out and vote.

I campaigned for Obama, and that was such a big component of getting the vote out, was social media.

I'm a person who's always been politically active and passionate about people's rights.

If someone says, 'Democracy is a sham, those people don't speak for me... the system's rigged,' you say, 'Vote.' Someone says, 'I was making a statement by not voting,' and then you say, 'Well I can't hear it.'