James A. Garfield Quotes

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.

A clueless electorate is a corruptible one …

Voting is a Constitutional right. Absent any evidence of fraud, all Americans have a protected right to vote, be they rich or poor, black, Hispanic or white, people who live in a big city or in remote rural areas.

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.

Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.

Democrats tend to always encourage people to vote – whether they are alive or dead.

Why do we want dumb votes?

The voting business in the South will regulate itself.

I do know that I don't want to see anybody legitimately have the excuse that they are not voting because their votes don't count. That can't happen - whether I'm the one impacted by that vote or not.

If we don't register and don't vote, national leaders will not be aware of our point of view.

The right to vote gives every eligible American a voice in our electoral politics. There's too much at stake to stay silent as this right is eroded.

Registering people to vote is not partisan activity.

It is a sign of the times that the absence of meaningful ID requirements in many states leaves our voting process vulnerable to fraud and allows legal votes to be cancelled out by illegally cast ballots.

The last two elections were stolen. They were stolen and so we will not rest until we reclaim our democracy and this is what today is all about.

The right to vote should be considered sacred in our democracy.

The right to vote freely for the candidate of one’s choice is of the essence of a democratic society, and any restrictions on that right strike at the heart of representative government

Voting in Florida is like there’s some kind of goody in a box and you want to get it, but you’ve got to be persistent to get it.

There is more to the right to vote than the right to mark a piece of paper and drop it in a box or the right to pull a lever in a voting booth .... It also includes the right to have the vote counted at full value without dilution or discount.

The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of us all.

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

We find that fraud in election is an old ulcer … it is too old, it is too malignant, to warrant any generous surgery. We have got to cut it out if healthy flesh comes with it. If we do disfranchise now and then an honest elector it is really for his own benefit and the benefit of his own State and county.

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.

With same-day registration, no requirement for a valid, dated photo ID for voters is an invitation to fraud and corruption of our electoral process.

We have a problem with our democracy when you have election officials deliberately trying to take away the fundamental right to vote in this country in the 21st century.

A lot of times, elections are lost, and the hope of the public is lost because they don't turn out.