Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
- Andrew Lack
Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.
- Jerry Garcia
Half of the American people never read a newspaper.
Half never voted for President.
One hopes it is the same half.
- Gore Vidal
The best argument against democracy
is a five minute conversation with the average voter.
- Winston Churchill
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion
that more than half of the people are right
more than half of the time.
- A.E. Smith
It's not the voting that's democracy;
it's the counting.
- Tom Stoppard
Those who stay away from the election
think that one vote will do no good:
'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
I love it, I love it, I love it!! Great quotes.
ReplyDeleteExcellent quotes! Vote!
ReplyDeleteGood reminders! One tends to feel insiginificant in the machine of politics, but I'm glad to be reminded that is not case.
ReplyDeleteIt's a huge day for our country. My husband and I are going to vote as soon as my day at school is over; it's been a long day of no kids but lots of conferences!
I feel certain that Obama will win, everyone in my blogging/teaching world is voting for him. Oh, well, I've often stood alone (;), and I always live in trust that the right things happen for our eventual good.
These are great! I especially love the Churchill quote!
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