Michele Bachmann Quotes

But no, I'm not political. My obligation is to pull the lever and elect somebody who's going to make life a little better for everybody, especially those who don't have as much good fortune as others.

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

Presidents come from the people and the should return to the people.

Voters have a responsibility to make a judgment with whatever facts are available on Election Day.

I've entered politics the moment I marked my finger with the electoral voting mark. So I've entered politics, but I am not a politician. I am doing my duty as a citizen of India.

I just have lot of faith in the minds of Americans to make the right voting decisions.

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

I've always tried to vote my conscience.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

All the blood is drained out of democracy - it dies - when only half the population votes.

I'm a people's man - only the people matter.

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

Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It's something you're supposed to do. Now, you can't go around bragging, expecting to get props because you voted. That's stupid.

Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.

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

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.

Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world.

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.

Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.

The whole idea of a democracy is that we ourselves, the people, are supposed to make a path of our politics, and it is we who with our feet and our vote and our labors and our vigilance are supposed to shape our country.

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

I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that men and women of good will and clear thinking engage in honest, open debate.

To me, it's not necessarily about whom you vote for, it's more about the fact that you go out and exercise that right. There's a lot of people who fight for our right to vote and people in other countries fighting for other peoples' right to vote and I think everyone should exercise that vote.

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

Voting is a civic sacrament.