Voting Quotes - Page 35

• I spent many years working for voting rights, but we still see sophisticated efforts, led by white officials, to disenfranchise black voters in local and national elections.

  Edward Brooke

  White, Rights, Years

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• Voting for the right is doing nothing for it.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Doing Nothing, Civil Disobedience, Voting Day

  Henry David Thoreau (1942). “Civil Disobedience”, p.6, Hayes Barton Press

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• When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer which takes bread from innocent mouths and deprives honorable men of their substance, for votes with which to perpetuate itself.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Powerful, Men, Honorable Man

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• Senate has to advise and consent. That doesn't mean you have to vote yes; you can vote no. It's not a rubber stamp. But what these guys are doing is, "Wait a minute, we don't have to vote yes or no, and maybe we can trick our voters into not holding us accountable for not voting yes or no."

  Tim Kaine

  Mean, Yes You Can, Waiting

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• Democracy is four wolves and a sheep voting on dinner.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Truth, Freedom, Knowledge

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• Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch.

  Unknown

  Freedom, Two, Lunch

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• I have a tremendous fan base. I know we have a tremendous base, we have the most incredible people. But I just don`t have any interest in that. I have one interest, and that`s on November 8th. And frankly, right now, some people are voting right now.

  Donald Trump

  People, Fans, November

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Evil, Principles, Tyranny Founding Fathers

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• Unless they can pass the same test that immigrants must pass to become citizens, people shouldnt be allowed to vote. The idea that there is some public benefit in ignoramuses and morons pulling levers next to names on a ballot is one of the evil myths of post-modern America. The purpose of voting, in our country, is to select men and women with the competence and integrity to operate the mechanics of government fixed by our Constitution. For this process to have any public benefit requires that the choices be made on an intelligent, knowledgeable and reasoned basis.

  Charley Reese

  Country, Integrity, Men

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• The next time they give you all that civic bullshit about voting, keep in mind that Hitler was elected in a full, free democratic election

  George Carlin

  Bullshit, Giving, Mind

  George Carlin (2002). “Napalm & Silly Putty”, Hyperion

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• Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town more than of your state.

  George Mason

  Political, Gentleman, Towns

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• Look, this is a man, he's got great numbers. He talks about numbers. I'm beginning to think not only did he invent the Internet, but he invented the calculator. It's fuzzy math. It's a scaring - trying to scare people in the voting booth. Under my tax plan, that he continues to criticize, I set a third - the federal government should take no more than a third of anybody's check.

  George W. Bush

  Math, Men, Thinking

  "Person of the Year; The Job Ahead; Breaking Ranks". www.cnn.com. December 17, 2000.

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• Not only do we mock the Eurovision Song Contest itself, but we lampoon other European countries for taking it so seriously, and they all retaliate by voting for each other every year and ignoring our (sometimes) palpably superior songs. Accordingly, Britain has become the Millwall FC of Eurovision: we are hated, we know we are hated, and we pretend we are happy to be hated. It's actually quite a sad state of affairs.

  Marcus Berkmann

  Country, Song, Years

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• Anybody who trusts an electronic voting machine should have their head examined.

  Michael Ruppert

  Should Have, Machines, Should

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• Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our California Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority.

  James Bovard

  Taken, Two, Lunch

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• Perhaps we could revisit the issue of World Cup Host selection for 2018/2022 as some countries feel, and we did say, they are more suitable. Russia was the only high risk location for 2018 and racial chanting is rife there but a Mr. R. Abramovich paid a significant fee to fund the voting proceedings and, not to be discriminatory, we would have to see the same thing from any England/Spain representatives wishing to have another vote.

  Sepp Blatter

  Country, Issues, Russia

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• We reject: kings, presidents and voting.
  We believe in: rough consensus and running code.

  David D. Clark

  Running, Kings, Believe

  "How Anarchy Works" by Paulina Borsook, www.wired.com. October 1, 1995.

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• Voting, the be all and end all of modern democratic politicians, has become a farce, if indeed it was ever anything else. By voting, the people decide only which of the oligarchs preselected for them as viable candidates will wield the whip used to flog them and will command the legion of willing accomplices and anointed lickspittles who perpetrate the countless violations of the people's natural rights. Meanwhile, the masters soothe the masses by assuring them night and day that they - the plundered and bullied multitudes who compose the electorate - are themselves the government.

  Robert Higgs

  Night, Government, Rights

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• Our elected officials are able to regulate even the most personal aspects of our lives, from the cleanliness of the air we breathe to the identity of the people we marry. Keeping this in mind, casting a ballot is not just essential - it's practical!

  Maria Rubio

  Air, People, Mind

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• Every voting choice you exercise ought to be for the candidate, platform, party, or policy that will best represent the values of the kingdom of God.

  Tony Evans

  Christian, Party, Exercise

  Tony Evans (2012). “How Should Christians Vote?”, p.22, Moody Publishers

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• I have a very, very hard time voting for Mrs. [Hillary] Clinton.

  Bret Stephens

  Hard Times, Clinton, Hard

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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• Nothing so strongly impels a man to regard the interest of his constituents, as the certainty of returning to the general mass of the people, from whence he was taken, where he must participate in their burdens.

  George Mason

  Taken, Men, People

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• For the first time in our history, the winners of the White House Turkey Pardon were chosen through a highly competitive online vote. And once again, Nate Silver completely nailed it. The guy is amazing.

  Barack Obama

  Leadership, Nature, Turkeys

  "Obama pardons two Thanksgiving turkeys with mercy and humour" by Adam Gabbatt, www.theguardian.com. November 21, 2012.

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• Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act in every redistricting cycle from and after 1970.

  Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Reality, Rights, Texas

  "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pens Scathing Dissent On Texas Voter ID Law" By Braden Goyette, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 18, 2014.

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• What's with the poverty Tourette's? Why do these two think we need a hobo for president?

  Jon Stewart

  Money, Thinking, Reality

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