Phil Gramm Quotes

At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper — no amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly palliate the overwhelming importance of that point.

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

In a democracy there are only two types of power: there's organized people and organized money, and organized money only wins when people aren't organized.

I think the American people should express their preferences, and we'll accept their choice.

Canadians want to elect good people to be their voice in Ottawa.

It is citizen participation that nourishes the strength of a democracy.

Our democracy is only as good as the people who are willing to step up and run for office.

Americans take part in political activities because they believe that by doing so they can influence government decisions

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.

We need to be constantly reminded that this is a representative democracy, and we need to be in tune to what people are talking about.

This is America. We pick our leaders through democratic politics - ballot boxes, campaign stops, and good old-fashioned retail electioneering. It's a system that doesn't work without thousands of volunteers and ordinary supporters getting out in public and making the case for their preferred candidates.

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

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

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.

I have always voted for who I believed was the best person.

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

Elections are an enduring spectacle of free India, and have provided foreign journalists with the opportunity to remind the world that India remains the world's largest democracy.

I trust Canadians' capacity to determine who will sit in their Parliament.

I think the voters can make up their own minds.

When we get a chance to take part in elections, I am ready to fight for leading positions, including in the presidential vote.

By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions.

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.

When push comes to shove, people vote alone.