Lucy Powell Quotes

Not voting is disrespecting the best of what this nation stands for.

I am not the President. Instead, I hold an even higher office, that of citizen of the United States.

Forget the conspiracy theories! God gave us the right to vote, and He gave the United States, and all of its citizens, freedom through democracy.

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

No citizen is apolitical; as a citizen, by definition, has to take interest in public affairs.

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

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.

Until it’s a government worth supporting, I don’t think we should support it.

Our constitutional democracy demands our participation, not just every four years, but all the time.

As citizens of the United States, we are stewards of this magnificent thing called democracy.

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

The right to vote is an important guarantee by itself, but it is what those votes add up to that matters even more. These votes shape the government under which we live.

Americans need to be engaged and invested in the legislative process that affects their daily lives, otherwise we are just democracy in name only.

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

I am about to vote. I am about to do something that human beings are rarely allowed to do. I am doing something that did not exist until America.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

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.

You can't be a full participant in our democracy if you don't know our history.

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

Women risked their lives for the right to vote. When I hear people say, 'Oh, I'm not gonna vote,' I just wanna tear their heart out.

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

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

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.

It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you to go forward sure of your sacred right of free opinion, sure of your patriotism.