Christine Lagarde Quotes

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation.

We, as citizens, are the true owners of government.

Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught.

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.

Democracy is not a spectator sport.

We are not the consumers of democracy, we are its proprietors.

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

I love voting day. I love the sight of my fellow citizens lining up to make their voices heard.

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

People say, 'If you don't vote, then you don't have a right to say anything. But nine times outta 10, I pay more taxes than they do - so even if I don't vote, I still have the right to speak out.

All Nigerians of voting age are free to vote based on their convictions. It is our duty to defend and protect that basic right, and - let no one be in doubt - we will.

I believe that people who do not vote in this country have no right to complain about the government that we are now living under. By the same token, if you don't really vote in television, you're never going to have your way. Write a letter to the president of the network.

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

I vote and I do jury duty.

And they understand that to be an effective member of a democracy, you have to accept responsibility.

Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.

I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.

Democracy belongs to those who exercise it.

The president said, 'You've got to vote your conscience.

I feel a real responsibility to my community and so right now there has been this bizarre myth in our community how our vote doesn't count. I'm trying to get out there and re-educate on how the government works and break that myth and talk about the importance of being involved.

I feel it's a person's duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives.

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

Well, I couldn't do the day-to-day stuff of being a politician or anything, but I just think everybody should have an opinion and everybody should vote, and that's what we're built on.

The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here.

What's hard, it seems, is living up to the expectations Democracy imposes upon those who would participate in society.