Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes

The collective judgment of the electorate must be respected.

The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon by the majority of the people affected.

Democracy is that fine art of compromise.

A democratic state must feel before it can see; that is what makes it slow to act. But the people, at last, will be right.

Democracy tends to be a collaborative process, a committee, a consensus.

I can't control what other people do or say. I can only control the one vote I've been bestowed upon by the people in the Tennessee Valley.

It's a democracy and if I am outvoted, I have to accept the majority decisions.

Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of government. It is meant to be a conversation, a place where the intelligence and local knowledge of the electorate sums together to arrive at actions that reflect the participation of the largest possible number of people.

I have this to say to the people: go the polls and vote for the candidate of your choice... This is your responsibility; do not neglect it.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.

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

I'm the one who initiated the democratic process.

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

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.

I want to make an extremely strong appeal to those who abstained. Vote. It takes five minutes and then it's for five years.

All we have is our vote. But it's powerful.

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.

Duties of those whom the friends (term for Bahais) have freely and conscientiously elected as their representatives are no less vital and binding than the obligations of those who have chosen them. Their function is not to dictate, but to consult, and consult not only among themselves, but as much as possible with the friends whom they represent. They must regard themselves in no other light but that of chosen instruments for a more efficient and dignified presentation of the Cause of God. They should never be led to suppose that they are the central ornaments of the body of the Cause, intrinsically superior to others in capacity or merit, and sole promoters of its teachings and principles.

Everything, everywhere, shall be decided by majority vote.

Majority rule is not the norm for solving issues or problems.

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