Atishi Quotes

All the blood is drained out of democracy - it dies - when only half the population votes.

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

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.

The greatest way to ensure stability in our laws is to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to participate in some way in the passage.

Voters have a responsibility to make a judgment with whatever facts are available on Election Day.

When it comes to free speech and participation in the democratic process, our laws should reflect the goal of making it easier for more citizens to engage.

I just have lot of faith in the minds of Americans to make the right voting decisions.

Voting has not been tough for me, for the most part, because there's guideposts about what will bring about the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people.

The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood - rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky - they all turn out in one day.

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

Sometimes it's important to vote - you know, to make a statement, to make a point; certainly, many of us who were involved in the Nader campaign in 2000 felt that way.

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.

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

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

I hope no one in any part of this country will sit out any election. It’s about as unpatriotic think that anyone can do.

All voting systems are capable of being corrupted. most of them have been or will be ... simply because voting is the way we determine who gets power in this great country.

Universal suffrage exists in the United States without producing any frightful consequences.

In Russia we are not fighting to win elections. We are fighting to have elections.

Getting people to vote is the only way to break this tragic coalition in Congress.

Our "pathway" is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning...We demand in the Reconstruction suffrage for all the citizens of the Republic. I would not talk of Negroes or women, but of citizens.

Everybody is looking for an election where they can do something and participate.

Voting is like alchemy - taking an abstract value and breathing life into it.

Too many people fought too hard to make sure all citizens of all colors, races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities can vote to think that not voting somehow sends a message.

If people don't like me, I insist they can vote for someone else. The only stupid thing we can do is to stay at home. I don't know a single election in the world that was changed by staying at home.