Loretta Lynch Quotes

Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans.

Voting is a civic sacrament.

How shall those who practice election frauds recover that respect for the sanctity of the ballot which is the first condition and obligation of good citizenship? The man who has come to regard the ballot box as a juggler's hat has renounced his allegiance.

Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.

You can't be a full participant in our democracy if you don't know our history.

The first duty of an American citizen, then is that he shall work in politics.

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

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.

I believe that our vote is both a public duty and a sacred trust.

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.

Voting is great, but it's not an accomplishment. It's a responsibility.

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

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

We are not merely historians but also and always citizens.

I grew up in San Francisco. And so I'm informed in a certain kind of way about, you know, believing in democracy and believing in America. And I'm a very ardent patriot.

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

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

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

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

Citizenship is a lifetime job.

I am determined to be a first class citizen.

The very right to vote imposes on me the duty to instruct myself in public affairs however little influence my voice may have in them.

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

America is a country which produces citizens who will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote.

A popular society must provide a school for citizens where through the best, most accessible and direct means they may be educated in the pure doctrine of Patriotism.