Jack Schlossberg Quotes

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

Voting is a civic sacrament.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

Abstention is a dereliction of citizenship: always cast a vote, if only to cast stones at the most hated.

I like to bring my kids to the voting booth to show them how it works. I'll let them draw their own conclusions as to how worthwhile it is.

If you're an independent voter, I'm willing to bet that you were not too happy at the prospect of hitting the polls on November 8, 2016. But let me guess - you did it anyway because after all, it's your civic duty, right?

Elections are a festival of democracy. Everyone must join this festival of democracy and strengthen it.

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.

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.

To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.

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

The fact that a man is to vote forces him to think.

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

You’ve got the strongest hand in the world, the hand that marks the ballot, the hand that pulls the voting lever. Use it, will ya? Use it!”

I know how illusory would be the belief that my vote determined anything; but nevertheless when I go to the polls I have a satisfaction in the sense that we are all engaged in a common venture.

Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never vote for president. One hopes it is the same half

Don’t vote. it only encourages the bastards.

It goes without saying that it's important to vote.

It is the duty of governments to create a pro-voter environment that encourages participation, but it is also the responsibility of citizens to make their voices heard.

Voting is how we participate in a civic society - be it for president, be it for a municipal election. It's the way we teach our children - in school elections - how to be citizens, and the importance of their voice.

The very act of voting is a political act.

People should show up and vote at the polls, unless there's an extraordinary reason not to do so.

We asked voters who'd never voted before... who don't believe that their vote makes a difference, to turn out in races like mine, and they did. What they deserve back is a leader who puts democracy first.

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.