Gordon Brown Quotes

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

I live in a city and a state and a country where I support my elected representatives.

We receive from America the right to vote as Americans, for America's weal, and if we cannot use our privilege as Americans we should surrender it.

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

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

Voting is how we participate in a civic society - be it for president, be it for a municipal election. It's the way we teach our children - in school elections - how to be citizens, and the importance of their voice.

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.

I vote and I do jury duty.

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

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

As an American citizen, one has to vote. If we don't vote, we're not doing our part. We'll become some sort of oligarchy.

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

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

Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world.

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.

To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.

The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.

I love election day, and I love to vote.

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

Being a citizen in a democracy involves more than just voting. It means being involved for the common whole.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

Voting is still the most exciting thing we do as Americans together.

Citizens are refined, cultivated, and very political. I believe in the legitimacy of their participation.