Eileen Myles Quotes

Democracy is not a spectator sport, it's a participatory event. If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy.

Hell, I never vote for anybody, I always vote against.

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

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

I think most people realize that our problems are our government, not me and you individually, except that we can - must have some sort of responsibility, because they're in there and they were elected, so we have to defend ourselves on those lines.

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

What a rush it was to plunge into the bin of official decision and cast a ballot in favor of FUN.

It's heartening when people hear for the first time that their vote really matters.

The democratic process is only as great as the people who participate in it.

As a citizen of a community, if you never vote or engage, don't be surprised when the outcome doesn't serve your interests; you've never done anything to push things in the right direction.

It is perfectly evident to any logical mind that when you have got the vote, by the proper use of the vote in sufficient numbers, by combination, you can get out of any legislature whatever you want, or, if you cannot get it, you can send them about their business and choose other people who will be more attentive to your demands.

The first time I voted, I voted for myself.

Democracy is not a spectator sport.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

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

In a democracy, in a functioning democracy, what would be happening is that popular organizations, unions, political groupings, others would be developing their programs, putting them forth, insisting that their representatives implement those programs.

There's nothing wrong with any group of Americans using our democratic system in order to advance their policy views.

I intend to be a candidate for those who want to vote against everyone.

Even though I grew up and I didn't always like getting dragged to the meetings or the rallies or the speeches, I developed a very strong respect for participating in a democratic process.

I don't want to tell anybody who to vote for; I'd rather people just do their homework and make sure they vote for the person that they feel like is best to run our country.

The reality is that government is a participative process.

If you value the democratic process, you have to value the protection of political speech.

Without the persistence of voters in America getting up to every election, democracy will not flourish.

Our ancestors went through so much in a fight for us to vote. So I believe that we should engage in all civic participation. It's healthy engagement.

I would say that every political party must remain in some form in a state or the Centre for the sake of democracy.