Jerry Falwell Quotes

God has called us to be His representatives in our nation and in our world. Select candidates who represent your views and work for their election.

We [the clergy] have a threefold responsibility to people: get them baptized, get them saved and get them registered to vote.

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to do this.

I'm responsible. I even did a commercial for MTV saying how I was going to register to vote. And I still haven't.

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

I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person.

I hold the opinion that it is lawful [for a Muslim] to participate in elections [in non-Islamic countries], as this may reduce suffering, and it is a way to choose the better among the available candidates. I believe participating in elections will, in any event, contribute to the reduction of evil and be a forum for countering bad policies and exposing their deficiencies, as well as being an opportunity to present proposals of a different kind that may help people.

Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.

If you don’t vote, you don’t count.

Even though I grew up and I didn't always like getting dragged to the meetings or the rallies or the speeches, I developed a very strong respect for participating in a democratic process.

Much as I respect Russell Brand's point of view, I'm in the opposite camp to him about voting. I think it's enormously important to engage with the electoral process.

I want to say it's important that you vote, that you get out there.

The fact that a man is to vote forces him to think. You may preach to a congregation by the year and not affect its thought because it is not called upon for definite action. But throw your subject into a campaign and it becomes a challenge.

If you wear a hoodie but aren't registered to vote, you got the symbolism but missed the substance.

I've always tried to vote my conscience.

Voting is a right that has been given to every American; however, as Christ followers, our votes should reflect our God.

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.

I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me. I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.

Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to working for it - for the long haul.

A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

So you cannot, as a Christian, walk away from Africa.

We need each and every one of you to commit to vote for Barack Obama today!

I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.

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

Crucially, I'd like to thank Labour party members up and down the country for sticking with us. For their active citizenship, their willingness to engage in our democracy, and for being there at the cutting edge of making our democracy work.